A motorist fatally struck an 85-year-old pedestrian in Spring Lake Heights on Saturday, authorities said.
It was about 1:20 p.m. when the 70-year-old male motorist turned left from the southbound lane of Old Mill Road onto Allaire Avenue eastbound, fatally striking the female pedestrian as she walked across Allaire, authorities said.
The woman was pronounced dead at 1:56 p.m., the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and Spring Lake Heights Police Department said in a joint statement.
Neither the victim nor the motorist was identified.
Authorities said the motorist remained at the scene and no summonses or criminal charges had been filed as of Sunday afternoon.
The Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team is investigating the incident with local police.
Authorities urged anyone with relevant information to contact Reginald Grant in the prosecutor’s office at 800-533-7443, or Spring Lake Heights Police Sgt. Casey Willms at 732-449-6161, ext. 493.
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