New Milford Man Charged In Fatal Vehicle Crash Near College

NEW MILFORD, N.J. — A borough man was charged with careless driving and other offenses after he struck a woman near Fairleigh Dickinson University Monday morning due to "inattention," authorities said.

The victim was Weiqi Wang, 27, was a resident of China and temporarily resided in Teaneck, said police Chief Robert A. Carney.

A Subaru Outback driven by Carlos A. Poole, 49, of New Milford hit Wang as she was in a crosswalk on River Road shortly before 7 a.m., Carney said.

Wang was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center and underwent emergency surgery, but ultimately died from injuries she suffered, Carney said.

Poole remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, the chief said. Witnesses corroborated Poole's story of what happened.

Carney said that "inattention was the main contributing factor" in the crash, Carney said.

Poole was charged with careless driving, failure to yield to a pedestrian within a crosswalk, and driving with an obstructed view, the chief said.

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