Woman Ticketed For Careless Driving After Manahawkin Crash

MANAHAWKIN, NJ — Police issued two summonses to a Little Egg Harbor woman after a crash Monday afternoon. Jennifer Wilchak was ticketed for careless driving and failure to have a child in the proper child-protection seat, according to authorities.

The accident took place at 2:05 p.m. Monday in front of the Stafford Township Municipal Complex on East Bay Avenue. Wilchak, 26, was driving east when she crashed her green 2008 BMW into a black 2017 Dodge Ram, police said.

Both vehicles became disabled in the road and got towed. One of Wilchak's passengers was a 7-year-old who sustained cuts on her neck from the seatbelt, police said.

Stafford Township Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene, but all parties declined further medical treatment. Ptl. Jackman Bush is the investigating officer.

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