Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department are investigating a fatal pedestrian incident.
Officials say a 72-year-old male was struck and killed in the vicinity of Lincoln Park and Pennsylvania Avenue by a garbage truck.
The truck and the driver have been located and the driver is being questioned at this time.
The victim, whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at 1:38 p.m.
The investigation is active and ongoing.
At this time no charges have been filed according to officials.