Pedestrian Fatally Struck While Crossing South Jersey Road: Police

MAYS LANDING, NJ — A Williamstown man was struck and killed by a vehicle while crossing the road in the Township of Hamilton, police said.

Police received reports of a pedestrian being struck at about 6:43 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Harding Highway and Cantillon Boulevard, according to a news release.

A 33-year-old Millville woman was heading west on Harding Highway in a 2009 Toyota Camry at the same time that Karl Hansen, 58, was crossing the westbound lane against the traffic signal, police said.

The Camry struck Hansen, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

As a result of the crash, Harding Highway was closed between River Drive and Thirty Second Street for approximately three hours.

The crash remains under investigation by the Township of Hamilton Police Department's Traffic Unit.