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Family: Elizabeth, East Orange Women Identified as Victims of Fatal Clifton Crash

Clifton New Jersey

The families of the East Orange and Elizabeth women killed Friday morning in Clifton have released their identities.

First responders rushed to the westbound side of Rt. 3 near Valley Road in Clifton shortly before 3:15 a.m. where they arrived to find a crashed/overturned vehicle with two 21-year-old women were ejected from the vehicle.  

EMS performed CPR on both of the victims at the scene. However, despite emergency crew's efforts both victims - Carlene Maynard and Tashanique Hawkins, both 21 - were pronounced dead. 

The crash remain under investigation. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (973) 470-5900.

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