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Verona Woman Dies in Freak Accident As She Drove Through Millburn

Millburn New Jersey

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office have confirmed the death of a Verona woman killed in what has been described as a 'freak accident' early Friday morning in Millburn. 

Susan Niler, 50, was driving through the South Mountain Reservation in Millburn when around 6:35 a.m. Friday, a tree fell onto her Jeep Cherokee. 

Niler was transported to Morristown Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead. 

The investigation is ongoing at this time.

Niler leaves behind three children. 

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