Brick Teen Dies Of Injuries Suffered In Manchester Crash, Family Says

BRICK, NJ — A Brick Township teen who was injured in a crash in Manchester Township has died of her injuries, her family announced.

Catalina Reinoso was declared brain dead on Saturday afternoon, her sister, Valentina Reinoso, wrote on a GoFundMe campaign created to help the family with Catalina's medical expenses.

"It brings me great sadness to say this but as of 4/20/24 at 2:19 p.m. Catalina was pronounced brain dead," her sister wrote. "From there as a family we decided it would be best to donate her organs. Last night at around 10 p.m. as a family we walked her off into the operating room where her organs were donated to save 9 lives."

The crash happened early April 14 on Lacey Road in Manchester. Manchester Township police referred questions to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, which has not released information as of Tuesday afternoon.

David Uriarte, a close friend of the Reinoso family who created the GoFundMe campaign, told Patch in a phone interview that Catalina was one of the passengers in the car. He said the others who were in the car were less seriously injured.

Photos posted to social media the day of the crash show a car overturned in front of the Manchester Township EMS building on Lacey Road, and the EMS sign heavily damaged.

"Catalina was deceased for 17 minutes then resuscitated back to life at the scene of the accident," Uriarte wrote. She was flown to a trauma center for treatment and had been on life support until Saturday.

Friends who contacted Patch said Catalina was a 2023 graduate of Brick Township High School.

"As of now we can’t comment on anything else about the situation but Catalina is gone," Valentina Reinoso wrote Monday. "Thank you so much to everybody who has donated this far. We appreciate all the love, prayers, and support."

The GoFundMe campaign can be found here for those who wish to donate.

Note: This article has been updated to correct Valentina's relationship to Catalina. She is her sister, not her mother. Patch regrets the error.