Police probe Atlantic County crashes that killed girl, 7, and woman, 85

Police this week were investigating separate automobile accidents in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, on Friday that occurred within 15 minutes of each other and resulted in the deaths of a 7-year-old girl and an 85-year-old woman. The crashes also resulted in significant road closures, police said.

Police gave the following accounts:

About 5:30 p.m. on Delilah Road, a westbound car driven by Jabril Williams, 26, of Galloway, crossed into the eastbound lane and collided with a vehicle operated by Decinique Brown, 28, of Vineland.

A 7-year-old girl in Williams’ car, whom police did not identify, was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City Campus, and later airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where she died. Williams, an adult passenger in his car, and Brown were taken to AtlantiCare with serious injuries, police said.

Delilah Road was closed for about four hours in both directions.

About 15 minutes earlier, a car westbound on the Black Horse Pike collided with a vehicle driven by Lois Kerbel, 85, of Mays Landing, that was making an “improper turn” at an intersection, police said.

Kerbel was later pronounced dead at AtlantiCare. The driver of the other vehicle, James Ganly, 69, of Aberdeen, Md., was taken to the hospital for evaluation, authorities said.

That accident forced the closing of the Black Horse Pike for three hours.