Traffic & Transit
No Charges After Woman Killed On Rt. 1&9 In Newark: Prosecutors
A Connecticut woman was hit by two cars on Route 1 and 9 in Newark. She was traveling with her son at the time, prosecutors said.
NEWARK, NJ — A pair of cars fatally stuck a Connecticut woman on Route 1 and 9 in Newark on Sunday morning. She was traveling with her son at the time, authorities said.
According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Diana Carolina Gonzalez-Rivera, 29, of Stamford, Connecticut, was driving with her juvenile son in a Honda Civic at 6:19 a.m. on the Route 1 and 9 northbound express lanes.
At that time, Gonzalez-Rivera stepped out of her car and walked into oncoming traffic. A pair of vehicles struck her, causing fatal injuries, authorities said.
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Prosecutors said the driver of the first car stopped after hitting Gonzalez-Rivera. Because of traffic, the second car was unable to immediately stop, but the driver contacted police.
Gonzalez-Rivera’s son wasn’t injured, authorities said.
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Nobody has been charged with a crime as of Monday morning, prosecutors said.
Police are investigating the incident. No additional information was immediately available.
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