Pedestrian killed in Hamilton Township
Posted: Monday, July 27, 2009 | 0 comments
From Press staff reports
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP - An unidentified pedestrian, who was in the roadway, died Saturday night after being struck by a car traveling east on the Black Horse Pike, police said.
According to the police reports, the pedestrian was struck at about 10:25 p.m. by a Nissan Murano driven by Andriy Moroz, 34, of Philadelphia. Moroz then crashed into an Audi A6, also traveling east, driven by Michael Skinner, 62, of Haddonfield.
The pedestrian, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Atlantic County Medical Examiner's Office. The drivers of both vehicles were wearing seatbelts and were not injured.
The crash, which took place at milepost 45.5, closed traffic on the road for about 2 hours.
In addition to police, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office fatal crash unit, the Laureldale Fire Company, the Hamilton Township Rescue Squad and the state Department of Transportation incident response team responded to the scene.
No charges have been filed at this time, police said. Hamilton Township Officer Wade Smith and Detective Michael Robison are investigating.
Posted in Atlantic on Monday, July 27, 2009 3:05 am Updated: 4:00 am.
