Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed In Middle Township Crash: Police
The driver struck a man walking on the Garden State Parkway, police said.
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, NJ — A man walking on the Garden State Parkway died Sunday after a vehicle hit him, State Police said. Presley Braun, 22, of Cape May Courthouse was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash occurred just after 3 a.m. Sunday on the northbound Garden State Parkway near milepost 5.4. Northbound lanes were closed for three hours following the crash.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and is cooperating with authorities, according to police.
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The crash remains under investigation.
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