Hopatcong Woman Fatally Hit By Car While Walking In Bridgewater

HOPATCONG, NJ — A Hopatcong woman was fatally hit by a car while walking on Route 28 in Bridgewater early Sunday morning.

The woman, identified as Kelsey Benson, 28, from Hopatcong, was walking on westbound State Highway 28 near Vanderveer Road when she was hit by a 2008 Lexus around 12:46 a.m. on Sunday, said Bridgewater Police Traffic Safety Officer Joseph Greco.

Members of the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Paramedic unit went to the scene to help Benson, but she ultimately died from her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Greco.

The driver of the Lexus was identified as Yan Yan Han, 59, of Bridgewater. No charges have been filed at this time.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact Officer Joseph Greco of the Bridgewater Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit at 908-722-4111 ext. 4186.

This isn't the first fatality to a pedestrian reported on Route 28 in Bridgewater. In May 2021, a driver of a tractor truck cab, without a trailer attached, hit a UPS employee from Plainfield and fled onto I-287 South. Read More: Fatal Hit-And-Run Under Investigation In Bridgewater

In March 2020, a woman walking in a marked crosswalk across Route 28 was killed after she was hit by a tractor-trailer and then a car in Bridgewater. Read More: Woman In Crosswalk Hit By 2 Vehicles, Killed In Bridgewater

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