East Brunswick Woman Killed in Woodbridge Crash

WOODBRIDGE, NJ - We reported earlier Tuesday about a pedestrian-involved accident on Rt. 9 south in Woodbridge Township. And now, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey announced Tuesday afternoon that a 33-year-old East Brunswick woman had been killed in the incident.

The woman was struck by a car on Rt. 9 south in Woodbridge, near the intersection of Main Street. Margarita Bukhmil was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where she was pronounced dead at 3:52 a.m., Carey said.

An investigation by Officer Philip Agosta of the Woodbridge Police Department and Detective Donald Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that the woman was walking on the highway when she was struck at 3:25 a.m. by a 1998 Nissan. The results of an autopsy by the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office were not immediately available. No charges have been filed against the driver of the Nissan, but the investigation is active and is continuing.

The crash closed all southbound lanes of traffic on Rt. 9 until about 6 a.m. Tuesday. As of 6 a.m., accident scene investigators could still be seen taking measurements on Rt. 9 near Main Street. Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Agosta of the Woodbridge Police Department at (732) 634-7700, extension 6546, or Detective Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-8842.

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