One of two pedestrians hit by an SUV when crossing the road at Eighth Street and Bay Avenue on Friday night in Ocean City has died, police said in a press release Monday.
A 47-year-old man from Lansdale, Pa., died.
The second pedestrian, a 40-year-old woman, was treated and released from the hospital.
Police did not release the names of the pedestrians or the identity of the SUV driver, a 48-year-old Woodbine woman.
The driver has not been charged at this time. An investigation is being conducted by the Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit and Detective Bureau, along with the assistance of the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit.
A preliminary investigation on scene determined that the SUV was traveling west on Eighth Street and made a left turn to head south on Bay Avenue when the accident occurred.
Police and fire personnel responded to the accident at around 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Both victims were transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City Campus, for treatment of their injuries.
The driver remained on the scene.
