Jun 12, 2007 - 4:25 PM
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Smith suffered a shoulder injury and numerous abrasions and contusions in the accident that claimed the life of 21-year-old Andre Bell, who died Monday.
According to the New Jersey State Police, Bell was thrown from Smith's 2003 GMC Yukon when Smith drove around a stopped car and through a stop sign.
Smith drove through the intersection and was struck by a westbound Jaguar, driven by Lynn Sinatra, 49, of Millstone, police said. The Yukon overturned, and both Smith and Bell were ejected.
Smith was issued summonses for failure to stop at a stop sign and improper passing.
A third passenger, Carl Marshall of Chicago, was treated for lower back pain and released from CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township.
