North Brunswick Woman Killed on Rt. 1 Wednesday Night

NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP, NJ - A 76-year-old North Brunswick woman has been identified as the person hit by a car and killed Wednesday night on Rt. 1 near Finnegans Lane. Carolyn Sheldon was hit by two different cars as she was attempting to cross Rt. 1, North Brunswick police told NJ.com.

The driver of the first vehicle, a Union City man, stopped and has not been charged with any crime. However, police are searching for the driver of the second vehicle, an SUV, which they say hit Sheldon and fled.

The motor vehicle crash occurred at 10:25 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Rt. 1 north and Finnegans Lane. If you were traveling in this area during the time and witnessed the crash, please contact Ptl. D. Katsoulis at 732-247-0922, ext 317.

Although the accident happened on Rt. 1, residents along Finnegans Lane in both North Brunswick and South Brunswick townships have long said it's a dangerous roadway for pedestrians, and demanded the townships install crosswalks and traffic lights. For example, Adil S. Ahmed of North Brunswick told Greater Middlesex News his father was injured in a car accident on Finnegans Lane five years ago during his daily walk. The older man was 68 years old at the time, and broke his hips and fractured several bones in his legs when he was hit. Ahmed said a lot of senior citizens, school kids and commuters walk along Finnegans Lane. Speed bumps would make drivers slow down, he said.

“I’m hoping folks remember our numbers matter … Too many accidents have happened on this road," Ahmed told the newspaper.