A 53-year-old Monmouth County man has died from injuries sustained from being struck by a motor vehicle along Route 9 in Howell early Saturday morning, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

The pedestrian, a Freehold man, was crossing the intersection between Route 9 and New Friendship Road at approximately 12:36 a.m. on Saturday when he was hit in the southbound right lane by a 2010 Mini Cooper driven by Juanean Perez, 21, of Jackson. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:08 a.m.

The crash remains under investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART), and Howell Police Department.

Anyone who witnessed the accident or has information to assist the investigative team is urged to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Kristian DeVito at 800-533-7443 or Howell Police Department Officer Matthew Cherney at 732-938-4575.

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office