Elderly Woman Killed While Crossing Street in Monmouth County
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Elderly Woman Killed While Crossing Street in Monmouth County
Authorities confirmed on Friday that a 72-year-old woman died Tuesday night after being struck by a car while crossing Route 9 in Manalapan.
According to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, Deborah Ross of Manalapan was struck just before 11 p.m. on Route 9 south around 355 Route 9 and Russell Court.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Ross was struck by a man in a 2018 Nissan Frontier who was traveling south on Route 9 in the left lane.According to officials, she was thrown into the right shoulder of the road by the accident and was declared deceased at 11:26 p.m. According to officials, the driver remained at the site. According to the prosecutor's office, neither charges nor summonses have been filed.
Investigations are being conducted by the Manalapan Police Department, the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART), and the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.
If you have any information on the collision, please call Manalapan Police Officer Edward Burns at 732-446-4300 or Detective Nicolas Logothetis of the prosecutor's office at 732-431-7160, ext. 5412.
