A 76-year-old woman died Sunday after she was struck by a car as she tried to cross a busy street in Lakewood, authorities said.
Sofia Biernacka, of Lakewood, was hit by a car headed south on Route 9 near the intersection with Sixth Street around 5:30 p.m, police said in a statement Monday. That section of Route 9 is also called Madison Avenue in Lakewood.
Biernacka was brought to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, where she was pronounced dead.
The 63-year-old Freehold man driving the car was not speeding, police said. Police questioned and later released him, but impounded his vehicle as the investigation continues.
The Lakewood Scoop was the first to report on the incident.
Madison Avenue remained closed until about 9:30 p.m. State Police, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the county sheriff’s office assisted Lakewood police.
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