A Saturday night accident that resulted in the death of a male pedestrian the child he was carrying is under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Sunday.
On Saturday, May 30, at 9:16 p.m., in Aberdeen, police responded to the intersection of Route 35 and Cliffwood Avenue on a report of a vehicle crash involving two pedestrians.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a male driver was operating a 2015 Nissan Frontier traveling south on Route 35 in the left lane when his vehicle struck two pedestrians in the crosswalk who were attempting to cross from a west-to-east direction. The collision propelled the adult male onto the left-center northbound part of the roadway.
The 38-year-old male pedestrian was pronounced dead on scene. The child who was being carried by the pedestrian at the time of the crash, was rushed to a local hospital for treatment. The child remains in stable condition with only minor, non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver remained on scene.
No charges or summonses have been issued with regard to the incident at this time.
An investigation involving members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART), and the Aberdeen Township Police Department remains active. Anyone with information regarding this matter is being asked to contact MCPO Detective Aaron Lay at 732-431-7160 ext. 7169 or Aberdeen Township Police Department Officer Jessica Marr at 732-566-2054.
— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office
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