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Jun 25, 2009 1:34 pm US/Eastern

Suspect Captured In Crash That Killed NJ Woman

Police Arrest 18-Year-Old Karleaf Patton, One More Suspect Remains At Large

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Click to enlarge 1 of 1: 42-year-old Heather Clemens was killed in a crash by two suspects who were fleeing police in northern New Jersey. (File)
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Authorities say they've arrested a passenger from a stolen SUV that crashed into another vehicle, killing an innocent bystander in New Jersey's largest city.

Karleaf Patton is held in the Essex County Jail on $500,000 bail and is charged with felony murder.

Authorities say the 18-year-old is suspected of being part of a burglary team that fled into Newark after breaking into vehicles in Elizabeth.

Police say Patton was riding in the SUV when it collided with Heather Clemens' car Tuesday. The 42-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

The suspected driver, 19-year-old Kirtrell Gadson of Irvington, remains at large.

Clemens was a mother of three. Her ex-husband told CBS 2 that he hoped the suspects would turn themselves in.

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