Two pedestrians were killed and three were seriously injured this week on New Jersey roadways.
On Thursday, a 3-year-old girl riding a bicycle was fatally struck by a pick-up truck in Lakewood, and, later in the day, a 25-year-old man was struck and killed while crossing the Garden State Parkway in Sayreville, authorities said.
The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said the girl was riding her bicycle down a steep driveway around 12:30 p.m. when she entered the roadway on 7th Street "without warning," and was then struck by an eastbound pick-up truck.
The 40-year-old Lakewood man driving the truck agreed to a search of his mobile phone, which showed "negative results," the prosecutor's office said. The man, whose identity was not released, also agreed to provide a blood sample for testing, authorities said.
In Sayreville, State Police responded to a crash involving a pedestrian at about 9:35 p.m. near mile-marker 125.1 of the Parkway.
Investigators say Mohammed Sameeruddin, 25, of North Plainfield, was struck and killed by a Chrysler 200 in the center lane of the Parkway while he was crossing from the left shoulder toward the right side of the highway in the southbound express lanes.
It's not yet clear why Sameeruddin was walking on the Parkway, and the incident remains under investigation, he said. No charges have been filed at this time.
On Monday, a 46-year-old Tuckerton man was struck by a 2017 Kia Forte driven by a 26-year-old Ventnor woman on the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township just before midnight, police said. The man was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in critical condition, police said.
The next day in Millville, a 45-year-old man was seriously injured when he was struck by a bus while crossing Route 47 under the Route 55 overpass around 3:15 p.m. As of Wednesday, he was listed in critical condition at Cooper University Hospital, Camden, Millville police said.
And on Thursday night, a 25-year-old woman was critically injured when she was struck by a car while walking on Route 29 near Lee Avenue.
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