A 24-year-old Hammonton woman died after her car left the Atlantic City Expressway, struck a guardrail and flipped multiple times near Exit 28 last Friday morning. Alexandra Tracy was thrown from the vehicle and later died at the hospital, according to State Police.
Tracy was driving west about a half-mile from Exit 28 at 10:36 a.m. when her car veered off the toll road and struck the nose of a guardrail, nj.com reported, citing State Police. The vehicle then spun, hit the guardrail a second time and overturned multiple times, throwing Tracy from the car. State Police Sgt. First Class Charles Marchan said she left the roadway near milepost 27.3 before the crash unfolded, according to Breaking AC News.
Tracy was taken to a hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries, Marchan said, per the same Breaking AC News report. The crash remains under investigation, and no additional information was available from authorities as of the report.
A New Flight Instructor With a Client Waiting
Tracy had recently earned her certified flight instructor credential and was scheduled to meet her first client in Cape May later that same day, Daily Voice reported. Big Sky Aviation had posted about her earning the CFI credential back in May, according to the nj.com report.
Her mother, Lisa Tracy, said her daughter made anything fun and had a beautiful energy that was loved by many, according to Breaking AC News. A candlelight vigil is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday in the Adrenaline Fitness parking lot at 29 Washington St. S. in Hammonton, and a celebration of Tracy's life is planned for November 21 at Merighi's Savoy Inn in Vineland, per the same outlet.
Expressway's Deadly Track Record
The Atlantic City Expressway has seen other fatal crashes in the area. A fiery wreck at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza killed 36-year-old Hammonton resident John Warlow, according to 6abc. The outlet also reported a separate fatal crash involving a motorcyclist in the westbound lanes near mile marker 28 in Hammonton, close to where Tracy's crash occurred.
Atlantic County ranked second among all New Jersey counties for fatal crashes in 2024, according to State Police data cited by The Press of Atlantic City. That ranking underscores the stretch of roadway's troubled history as investigators continue examining what led to Tracy's crash.
