Former Miss New Jersey Cara McCollum Dies From Injuries Suffered in Car Crash

Cara McCollum In this Sept. 3, 2013, file photo Miss New Jersey Cara McCollum waves as she walks on a runway as Miss America contestants arrive in Atlantic City, N.J. McCollum was critically injured when her convertible spun off a highway and hit a

Cara McCollum In this Sept. 3, 2013, file photo Miss New Jersey Cara McCollum waves as she walks on a runway as Miss America contestants arrive in Atlantic City, N.J. McCollum was critically injured when her convertible spun off a highway and hit a

Cara McCollum, a former Miss New Jersey and longtime girlfriend of NBC10's Keith Jones, passed away Monday morning after a car crash left her in critical condition. NBC10's Jersey Shore reporter Ted Greenberg reports on Cara's legacy. (Published 5 

"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count," McCollum's boyfriend Keith Jones of NBC10 Philadelphia wrote on his Facebook page. "It's the life in your years. Please accept our sincerest thanks for your heartfelt prayers. Words fall short

Cara McCollum was northbound on Route 55 in Pittsgrove Township on Monday night when her car veered off the road and struck a tree, then spun again and hit two more trees before ending up in an embankment, police said. The 24-year-old from Margate