Crime & Safety

Man, Woman Hit By Car On Hwy. 66 In Neptune, Woman Dies

A female pedestrian was hit and killed Tuesday night in Neptune Township.

NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, NJ — In addition to this woman hit by a car Wednesday morning in Asbury Park (she survived, with leg injuries), a female pedestrian was hit and killed Tuesday night in Neptune Township.

This happened at 7:36 p.m. along Rt. 66. A 2021 Ford Transit Van, traveling west on Hwy. 66, hit a male and male pedestrian. The woman died at a nearby hospital at 8:15 p.m.

The man was taken to the same hospital, treated for minor injuries, and later released.

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The driver remained on scene.

Anyone with information about this matter is being asked to contact MCPO Detective Nicolas Logothetis at 800-533-7443 or Neptune Township Police Department Sergeant Aaron Lay at 732-988-8000.

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