Khameryn Oliver, a 17-year-old student-athlete at Paramus Catholic High School, who had remained in a coma since the March 16 five-car accident in Kearny that killed her mother and father, died Wednesday night, her grandmother Karen Oliver said.
Oliver sent a text to NorthJersey.com saying her granddaughter had succumbed to her injuries.
“No one person or family should have to ever endure so much loss and pain,” her uncle Robert Oliver posted on social media. “We prayed and God delivered our dear sweet Kham Kham to her final resting place alongside of her dear sweet parents.”
Khameryn had been part of a Paramus Catholic indoor track team’s shuttle hurdles relay team that had its ticket punched to a national track tournament. She was also a gifted volleyball player. Her family, anticipating a long rehabilitation period, had started a fundraising effort for Khameryn.
The family, which friends and co-workers described as lovely, were en route when they were involved in a five-car crash on County Road 508 in Kearny, also known as Newark-Jersey City Turnpike. The accident is under investigation.