Man, 70, Hit by Car and Killed in Perth Amboy on Christmas Eve

PERTH AMBOY, NJ - A 70-year-old man was struck and killed by a car in Perth Amboy on the morning of Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. It's the second time this month, and third time this year, a pedestrian has been either killed or seriously injured after getting hit by a car in Perth Amboy.

In the Christmas Eve incident, the man was killed after he apparently crossed against a red light and was hit by a car on Rt. 35, Middlesex County prosecutors said. William H. George, a Perth Amboy resident, was pronounced dead at 3:20 a.m. Dec. 24.

A preliminary investigation by police has determined that George was crossing Rt. 35 at Dorothy Street, against the red light, shortly before 2:59 a.m. He was struck by a 1998 Mazda 626, which was in the right, northbound lane of Rt. 35. The Mazda was driven by a 30-year-old Woodbridge woman who stayed at the scene. She did not appear to be impaired and voluntarily provided a blood sample, police said. No charges have been filed.

This is the second time this month a pedestrian has been hit by a car in Perth Amboy: On Dec. 16, an 83-year-old man was hit by a Honda Civic that backed up into traffic at the Penn Street intersection. The driver, Edwin Viera, 53, fled after hitting him, prosecutors said. Viera has since been located and arrested, but the pedestrian remained in critical condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital before ultimately succumbing to his injuries on Dec. 26. Read that story here.

In June of this year, a 27-year-old Woodbridge man was charged with seriously injuring a pedestrian and fleeing the scene of the accident in Perth Amboy. Pishoi Bakoom, 27, of Woodbridge, was driving a 2012 BMW coupe south on Convery Boulevard on Friday, June 24 and fled after striking Jose Magalhaes, 57, of Perth Amboy as he was crossing the street, police said. Read that story here.

Past coverage:

Woodbridge Man Charged with Hit and Run in Perth Amboy

Perth Amboy Man Charged With Hit And Run