Run Will Honor Memory Of Hit-And-Run Victim

A 5,000-meter run will be held on the grounds of the Montclair Art Museum on October 7, 2012 in memory of Doug M. Williams, a passionate runner and Montclair High School graduate who went on to study business at Montclair State University.

Last October, by a hit-and-run driver while walking near Upper Mountain Avenue and Van Vleck Street just after 11 p.m. on a Saturday night.

Proceeds from the memorial run will benefit the Doug M. Williams 5000m Memorial Run Scholarship Fund, which will help a local student study business at Montclair State University next fall.  

For more information on the event and the fund, go here.

The deadline to register for the memorial run is October 4.

Days after Williams was killed, Bike and Walk Montclair urged the township to get "more serious" about providing safe access for all people, whether they are walking or driving.

Laura Torchio, president of Bike and Walk Montclair, said the township needs dedicated facilities for bicyclists and pedestrians that are designed, operated, and maintained so that anyone can get around safely.