Crime & Safety
Millburn Teen Car Crash Victim Dies
The crash was Sunday night in the South Mountain section.
A Millburn teenager who was critcally injured in a car crash Sunday night has died.
George "Will" Ganter, 19, died around 10 p.m. on Monday, according to Paul Loriquet, Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokesman. He said the investigation into the crash is ongoing.
A candlelight vigil will be held in Taylor Park Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. to remember Ganter.
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Ganter, a Millburn resident and recent high school graduate, was transported via helicopter to University Hospital in Newark following the crash and had been listed in critical condition. The driver of the vehicle, Margaux Morreale, 18, of Short Hills, also a recent high school graduate, was transported to Morristown Memorial Hospital by the Millburn-Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad, according to police. She was treated and released.
The crash at the intersection of Parkview Drive and Southern Slope Drive was reported at about 9:30 p.m on Sunday. Neighbors reported the helicopter landed at Taylor Park.
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The crash is under investigation by the Millburn Police Crash Investigation Team and the Essex County Vehicular Homicide Unit.
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