GREEN BROOK TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Somerset County) — A pedestrian died Monday after being struck by a vehicle Sunday night on Route 22 in Green Brook Township, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.
The crash occurred at approximately 8:52 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, on Route 22 westbound near King George Road, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.
Officers from the Green Brook Township Police Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian.
The pedestrian was transported to a nearby trauma center, where they were pronounced dead Monday, Oct. 12, authorities said.
The victim’s identity was not released.
Members of the Somerset County Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team responded to investigate, along with detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Green Brook Township Police Department.
Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing pending findings from the collision reconstruction team and results of a postmortem examination conducted by the Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office at 908-231-7100 or the Green Brook Township Police Department at 732-968-1188.
Anonymous tips, including photos and videos, can be submitted online at SCPO.TIPS or through the Somerset County Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). Authorities said all tips will remain confidential.
