Woman Struck & Killed In Franklin Township, Prosecutor Says

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Franklin Township woman was struck and killed while crossing Hamilton Street on Wednesday evening, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said.

Franklin Township police officers responded to Hamilton Street near Francis Street at 8:35 p.m. on Wednesday for a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. According to initial investigation, the woman was crossing Hamilton Street when she was struck by the driver of a Toyota Corolla, County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.

The woman, a Franklin Township resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver did not report any injuries.

Members of the Somerset County Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team and the Franklin Township Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau responded to investigate, along with investigators from the Northern Regional Medical Examiner's Office.

The investigation is ongoing, pending the results of the Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team's findings.

Anyone with information about the crash is aksed to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office at 908-231-7100 or the Franklin Township Police Department Traffic Safety Bureau at 732-873-5533.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the STOPit app, available for free on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store using access code SOMERSETNJ, or through the Somerset County Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477) or SCPO.TIPS. All STOPit reports and tips are kept confidential.

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