Pedestrian Killed In Lacey Crash: Police

LACEY, NJ — A pedestrian died last week after being struck by a car in the area of Lake Barnegat Drive, Lacey police said.

Authorities responded to Lake Barnegat Drive and Chelsea Street shortly before 9 a.m. on Jan. 23, police said.

A white 2019 Hyundai Elantra, driven by a 30-year-old Lacey woman, was heading south on Lake Barnegat Drive when the car struck Jeanne Mooney, 53, also of Lacey, police said.

The driver was uninjured, however, Mooney was seriously injured and was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where she died from her injuries, police said.

Initial investigation revealed that Mooney had entered Lake Barnegat Drive from the area of Chelsea Street when the Hyundai was heading south on the same road, striking her, police said.

The crash is being investigated by Patrolman Michael Hyle of the Lacey Township Police Department Crash Investigation Team. Anyone with further information regarding the crash is asked to contact Hyle at (609) 693-6636 ext. 2602 or mhyle@laceypd.org.

An earlier version of this story listed the time as just before 9 p.m. The actual time of the crash was just before 9 a.m. Patch regrets this error.