Daughter Seeks Answers After Bridgewater Mom Killed On Rt. 28

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The Herbert family of Bridgewater is desperate for answers after their mother and wife was hit and killed while walking in a marked crosswalk by a tractor trailer and then a car last Tuesday.

"As you could imagine, we are all desperate to find out what happened at that intersection. My parents live in the neighborhood. My mom went out for a walk to enjoy the weather and never made it back. She was a wonderful, generous woman, incredibly well-loved by all who knew her and deserved much better than this," said Danielle, daughter of Joanne Herbert, 68, of Bridgewater.

Danielle is hoping a bystander or a witness will come forward and provide more insight into what happened to the police.

Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact Officer Joseph Greco of the Bridgewater Township Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau at 908-722-4111 ext. 4186.

At 1:02 p.m. on March 24, Joanne Herbert, who has identified on Monday, was walking south and crossing Union Avenue (Route 28) at the intersection of Finderne Avenue in a marked crosswalk when she was hit by a 2001 International tractor trailer being driven by Kevin Sonnon of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Bridgewater Police Sgt. Kevin Lamey said. Read More: Woman In Crosswalk Hit By 2 Vehicles, Killed In Bridgewater

Herbert was then hit by a 2018 Hyundai Elantra being driven by Richard Katz of Bedminster, Lamey said.

Herbert died at the scene, Lamey said.

The Bridgewater Township Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau and the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team (C.A.R. Team) are investigating the cause of the crash. No charges have been filed at this time.

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