Lawsuit over crash involving hero Jersey City cop that left woman with serious injuries is heading toward trial

Jersey City police Sgt. Marjorie Jordan helps fellow officer Raymond Sanchez to safety after he was shot during a 2019 gunfight that left multiple dead in Jersey City, N.J. The two killers were armed with a variety of weapons, including an AR-15-style rifle and a shotgun.

Lt. Marjorie Jordan, then a sergeant in the Jersey City Police Department, is seen on Dec. 10, 2019 risking her life to help fellow officer Raymond Sanchez to safety after he was shot during a gunfight that left multiple dead. Jordan is the subject of a lawsuit stemming from a police vehicle crash four months before the mass shooting. (Justin Moreau via AP)AP

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A trailblazing Jersey City police officer hailed as hero for her actions at the Dec. 10, 2019 mass shooting was involved in a horrific, three-vehicle crash four months earlier, and a lawsuit stemming from the incident appears headed for trial after settlement talks broke down.

An attorney for one of the two women seriously injured in the Aug. 5, 2019 crash at Garfield Avenue-Danforth Avenue intersection say the consolidated lawsuit against Jersey City police Lt. Marjorie Jordan — the department’s first Black female lieutenant — and the city has been filled with “despicable” tactics that included false allegations and the withholding of key evidence by the city.

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