Dead, injured identified in I-295 pileup in East Greenwich

New Jersey State Police said Sunday they have identified the driver and passenger killed in a morning multi-vehicle pileup on I-295 in East Greenwich Township.

Three other people were injured in the 8:22 a.m. crashes.

State police Sgt. First Class Gregory Williams said Jasmine Gonzalez, 22, of Pennsauken Township was driving southbound in the left lane in a gray Acura with her friend, Nkemjika Anyim, 22, of Berlin, N.J. and Alicia Leyman, 23, of Gloucester City when they were struck by a white Lexus traveling southbound in the center lane.

Police say the Lexus spun out of control for unknown reasons, causing the Acura to strike and be pinned beneath a guard rail.

Gonzalez and Anyim were dead at the scene. Leyman, a back-seat passenger, was taken to Cooper University Medical Center for treatment and was later discharged.

The driver of the Lexus, Hector Ortiz, 22, of Camden, and his passenger, Louis Ramos, 20, were taken to Inspira Medical Center, where they were treated and later released.

Several lanes of traffic were shut down after the accident but state police said all had been reopened by mid-afternoon.

Police said no charges have been filed and the crash is under investigation.

-Sarai Flores