There’s nothing a Jersey girl can’t do.

That sentiment rang true when a 29-year-old young woman from the Garden State saved her own life after she was hit by a train in early May.

Lisa Fitzgerald was struck by a New Jersey Transit (NJT) train at the Morristown train station in northern New Jersey on May 5. Lisa’s stepmother Stacie Weil-Fitzgerald told Fox News Digital that it was “pouring rain” on the night of the horrific accident, and Lisa was waiting for a train to take her to New York City.

“Freak accident…somehow, she wound up under the train,” Weil-Fitzgerald explained. “Her leg was immediately severed off of her.”

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The mother explained that the train was still coming into the station when Lisa was struck. She was hit by the last few cars of the train.

“She corralled herself up onto the platform and she waited on the tracks,” Weil-Fitzgerald described. “She crawled herself over, poor thing.”

“She was like, ‘I was just so scared that my hair was going to get caught up in there and that they were going to suck [me back in],” she added. “So she waited for the train to stop. She levied herself up on to the platform and she started screaming for help.”

Weil-Fitzgerald told Fox News Digital that some people at the Morristown train station just walked by her and ignored her screams. Lisa wasn’t helped until an NJT worker noticed her.

“Her leg was completely severed. She was bleeding out…she started screaming for help,” Weil-Fitzgerald explained. “And somebody that works for New Jersey Transit, the ticket collector, came over, and he totally freaked out.”

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Lisa Fitzgerald, who is one of eight siblings, is recovering from the traumatic train incident. (Stacie Weil-Fitzgerald)

“She said, ‘You have ten seconds to give me help. And she started screaming, counting, ’One, two, three,’” she described. “And luckily enough, two Morristown Police Department officers heard.”

Lisa tried tourniquetting her own leg with her t-shirt until police officers assisted her. The Morristown Department of Public Safety (MDPS) confirmed the incident in a Facebook post.

“Upon making contact with the female, [an officer] noticed her left leg right above the knee was severed from her body and she was bleeding profusely,” the MDPS statement read. “He immediately applied a tourniquet and tightened it until the bleeding was observed to have stopped.”

Morristown Fire Department (MFD) officials also arrived to assist officers and recover the missing limb. Lisa’s leg was located under the train and given to medical personnel.

“The actions of Officers Hollain, Cerrick and Moran undoubtedly saved this woman’s life,” officials added. “They exhibited unwavering composure which facilitated quick effective decision-making and provided comfort and support to the victim.” 

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The New Jersey Transit (NJT) train hit Fitzgerald at the Morristown, New Jersey, station (left) on May 5. (Google Maps / Getty Images)

Weil-Fitzgerald told Fox News Digital that, even in the tragic situation, Lisa’s bright personality shone through.

“She was totally coherent and she was making jokes,” she said. “She was like, ‘Please get me to the hospital. I’m not going to die this way.’”

Lisa was rushed to a hospital and treated, but her leg could not be reattached to her body. A GoFundMe set up by her sister has raised over $77,000 so far.

The tragic incident happened two weeks before Lisa’s 30th birthday party. The birthday plans were scrapped and made into a “glamputation” party instead.

“We decorated the hospital and we had a big celebration for her,” Weil-Fitzgerald said. “And she is in such good spirits. With her GoFundMe, people have just been so supportive and so amazing. That really makes us feel good.”

Lisa, who is one of 8 siblings, has been called the “Miracle of Morristown” for surviving the incident and displaying such resilience and grit through her recovery. 

“She’s unbelievable,” the proud mother said. “She has not stopped smiling.”

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Lisa Fitzgerald’s family threw a “glamputation” party for her. (Stacie Weil-Fitzgerald)

Fox News Digital reached out to New Jersey Transit Police.

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A New Jersey road worker was killed and three others were injured when a motorist reportedly plowed into a sanitation truck, causing one of the vehicles to strike the victims.

The 9:45 a.m. crash shutdown the Camden County’s White Horse Pike on Wednesday, according to ABC News affiliate WPVI. Neither the woman driving the car nor the workers were identified, but all four victims were reportedly working for New Jersey American Water.

KYW News Radio described the incident as a three-car crash involving an elderly driver who a witness said “rapidly accelerated over the grass” and sent one of the workers into oncoming traffic.

One of the workers reportedly required hospitalization.

A spokeswoman for the water company told the Courier-Post that the injured employees were installing a meter pit when “a third-party vehicle” entered their workspace a little more than 10 miles east of Philadelphia.

Video from the crash site shows investigators surrounding a white Infiniti sedan with New Jersey state plates that endured significant front-end damage. The driver, whose vehicle is believed to have figured heavily into the incident, suffered minor injuries but was badly shaken, according to ABC News in Philadelphia.

Magnolia Police Department Chief John Huston told ABC News the crash occurred on a problematic strip of a thoroughfare authorities have recently tried to make safer.

“This is a dangerous stretch of the White Horse Pike,” Huston said.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said the private construction industry accounted for 1,008 deaths in 2022. That’s more than in any other workplace. According to The City, 24 New York City construction workers died on the job that same year.

A New Jersey construction worker was killed earlier this month when he fell into a large hole while installing a storm drain in Kenilworth, according to police. That project involved an excavator.

Incumbent Rob Menendez

Born and raised in Hudson County, Robert Menendez was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022. His platform is strengthening families and serving the community. On his website, Menendez said he’s working to address the pressures families face because of the increasing costs of housing, energy and food. He introduced the Working Families Task Force Act and is co-sponsoring the Raise the Wage Act of 2023, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2027.

Menendez said he also supports the investment in capital improvement projects to build affordable housing with mass transit access.

Additionally, he wants to expand access to affordable health care by lowering prescription drug prices, supporting community health centers and strengthening protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions.

Democrat Ravi Bhalla

Opposing Menendez is Ravi Bhalla, the mayor of Hoboken, born and raised in New Jersey after his parents moved from India.

His website states Bhalla has dedicated his life to advocating for justice, battling discrimination and ensuring every New Jersey resident can pursue the American dream. As mayor of Hoboken, Bhalla said he’s worked to ensure that all who live or work in the community are treated fairly and that the most vulnerable residents are protected. He signed an ordinance establishing living wages for all building service workers and protections against displacement at any building that receives city subsidies.

He noted he has been a strong champion of organized labor and that, if elected to Congress, he will fight to pass the Protect the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act,  to protect the right to form or join a union and ensure workers enjoy decent jobs, wages, benefits and working conditions. He said he would fight to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, create millions of living-wage union jobs, make the expanded child tax credit permanent, expand Social Security benefits for all and close the carried interest loophole so that the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share of taxes.

As a father of two, Bhalla said he’s experienced the child care crisis first-hand and will make addressing it one of his top priorities. Bhalla said he will fight to pass universal background checks when purchasing firearms, banning assault weapons and support the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to keep guns out of the hands of those who may harm themselves or others.

Democrat Kyle Jasey

Also in the race is Kyle Jasey, the CEO of Jasey Capital Group.

He was born and raised in New Jersey after his maternal grandfather’s family immigrated from Jamaica.

As a child, Jasey said he loved animals and “probably had more pets than anyone you’ve ever met.” He enjoyed fishing, exploring in the woods and playing sports.

Jasey was hospitalized with long COVID and now believes low-cost or free health care for all Americans should be a top priority. He supports access to safe and legal abortions; he said on his website that every individual deserves the autonomy to make informed decisions about their reproductive health.

Another top priority for Jasey is revitalizing education, and he stressed the importance of investing in public schools. He also supports efforts to ensure prisons equip inmates with the skills and knowledge necessary for successful reintegration into society. Jasey said effective rehabilitation and education in prisons are key to reducing high recidivism rates, which ultimately lead to inflated prison populations and escalating crime rates.

His mother, Mila Jasey, is a New Jersey assemblywoman.

The lone Republican, Anthony Valdes

In the Republican primary, Anthony Valdes is running unopposed.

A longtime resident of West New York, New Jersey, Valdes has described himself as a “public servant.” In a letter to the editor of the Hudson County View, Valdes said inflation is a major issue and noted the U.S. is now embroiled in international conflicts. He also expressed concern that the southern U.S. border “remains wide open and completely unsecured.”

A profession for Valdes was not immediately available, and he does not appear to have a campaign website. WHYY News reached out for more information.