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BREAKING: Woman Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Newark

Newark

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are making their way to the scene of a pedestrian strike with a person fatally injured in Newark at this time. 

A preliminary investigation indicated that at approximately 6:47 p.m., police were dispatched to the 300 block of 6th Avenue West to investigate reports of a person hit by a car. 

Upon arrival, police found a severely injured female lying on the ground at that location. 

The unidentified woman was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Police have a crime scene established and an investigation underway. 

The driver remains at large. 

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