Brick Woman Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car

A Brick Township woman was airlifted to the hospital Monday night after she was hit by a car while crossing Hooper Avenue, police said.

Vilman Nieto, 25, suffered internal injuries and was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, in the accident that happened near Brick Estates, Brick Sgt. Neal Pedersen said.

Nieto was crossing Hooper Avenue when she was hit by a 2002 Ford Explorer driven by Carole Kenworthy, 54, of Brick, Pedersen said.

It is not the first incident in that section of Hooper Avenue. In October 2014 a man was hit by a vehicle in the same vicinity by a dark sedan. In that case the driver left the scene.

Nieto was hit as the Explorers was traveling northbound on Hooper, Pedersen said. She was treated at the scene by Brick Police First Aid and MONOC paramedics before being flown by MONOC1, he said.

Patrolman Michael Demaio and Patrolman Michael Miller responded to the initial call, and Pedersen and Patrolman Scott Dierking from the Traffic Safety Unit responded to the scene for the further investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact the Traffic Safety Unit at (732) 262-1140.