Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Montclair Pedestrian Killed, Police ID Victim

Jamie Vuignier, 48, of Montclair, was struck by a motor vehicle in the area of Hawthorne Place and Elm Street, police say.

Authorities are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that left a Montclair man dead on Wednesday night.

According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, a vehicle struck Jamie Vuignier of Montclair around 7 p.m. as he was walking in the area of Hawthorne Place and Elm Street.

Emergency responders transported the 48-year old man to Mountainside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:40 p.m.

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The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, authorities stated.

As of Friday morning, no charges had been filed against her but an investigation is ongoing, prosecutors said.

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TAP Into reported that the crash took place when a SUV jumped a curb and struck the victim.

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