SOUTH HARRISON TWP. -- Following a recent death at an accident-plagued intersection, local officials are investigating options to improve safety in that area.

A motorist was killed in a two-vehicle collision at Route 45 and Monroeville Road (County Route 694) on May 21.

A motorist driving a Ford Fusion west on Monroeville shortly before 4 p.m. apparently failed to heed a stop sign and collided with a Hummer traveling south on Route 45, state police said.

A passenger in the Ford, Ayesha Jones, 24, of Washington, D.C., was transported to Inspira Medical Center Woodbury, where she was pronounced dead.

The driver of the Ford suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the Hummer reported head and rib pain.

The accident remains under investigation and no charges had been filed as of Friday, police said.

That was the second serious accident at the intersection last month.

A May 4 crash left three injured. A driver was cited for failing to heed a stop sign.

A passenger died when two vehicles collided at the intersection of State Highway 45 and Monroeville Road (County Route 694) on May 21. (Submitted photo)

South Harrison police have investigated 38 motor vehicle accidents at this intersection since 2012, according to township Police Chief Nicholas Priore. Those crashes resulted in one fatality in 2012 and 26 injuries.

These stats don't include accidents handled by state police, including the May 21 crash.

Township officials have expressed concerns about the intersection and a state Department of Transportation official has promised to assist South Harrison in addressing the issue, Priore said. Route 45 is a state highway.

The state has requested a formal letter from township officials outlining improvements they would like to see at the intersection. That could include installation of a traffic light.

Currently, the only traffic control at the intersection comes in the form of stop signs on Monroeville Road.

This issue will be raised at the next township committee meeting.

"It is very likely there will be further discussion at the township meeting scheduled for June 14 at 7:30 p.m., as this intersection is of great concern to the honorable Mayor James McCall and other governing body officials as well as the law enforcement and fire officials who bear witness to the carnage," Priore said in a statement.

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