Jackson police said a small van driven by Evelin Villanueva-Detejeda, 43, of Perth Amboy was headed south on Toms River Road (Route 571)and tried to pass in a no-passing zone.
Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolonda Ciccone said South Brunswick police went to a unit on Redwood Court in the Whispering Woods development off Route 1 on Sunday and found Veronica Jones's body.
With temperatures dropping, a brother's plea for help resonates deeply. A search effort is underway for Mortimer Wortman, who vanished just before Thanksgiving.
South Brunswick Deputy Police Chief James Ryan said the Jamesburg woman saw the lights at the crossing on Cranbury-South River Road (Route 535) just after 3 p.m. and came to a stop on the Conrail tracks.
Jackson police were called to an apartment at the Paragon Apartments on Larsen Road just before midnight and found a woman lying on the floor with severe injuries.