Traffic & Transit
Hit-And-Run Kills 2 Pedestrians In Newark Crosswalk, Search For Driver Continues
A car hit two women while they were in a crosswalk and fled the scene, authorities said.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A police search continues for a hit-and-run driver who killed two women in Newark last weekend, authorities said Monday.
According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, the fatal crash took place around 11 p.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Park Avenue and North 7th Street.
The pedestrians were hit while they were in a crosswalk. The vehicle continued northbound on North 7th Street and fled the scene, authorities said.
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The victims were identified as Mariana Elizabeth Valverde Beltran, 58, of Elizabeth, and Maria Isabel DeLosAngeles Salgado Ayala, 61, of Newark. The women were transported to University Hospital and pronounced deceased.
Police continue to investigate the fatal crash, prosecutors said Monday.
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Authorities said anyone with information can contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Tips Line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
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