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The 14- and 15-year-old pedestrians were struck when the driver swerved off the roadway at West Peddie Street and Elizabeth Avenue just before 7:30 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said.
The driver continued, knocking down a street sign and hitting the front end of a parked car, Ambrose said.
The teens complained of pain and were transported to University Hospital for treatment.
Both drivers refused medical services.
The driver who struck the pedestrians was issued a summons for failure to possess a driver’s license.
No further information was available.
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