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Maria Angélica Moran Moreira, 54, of Lawrence, was hit by a northbound vehicle about 6:30 a.m. Monday near Bakers Basin Road, Lawrence Township police said.
Moreira was pronounced dead at the scene after a passing motorist who saw a woman lying on the highway called 9-1-1, reports said.
Alex Davila created this GoFundMe page on behalf of the Davila Moran family to help cover funeral expenses. The page raised nearly $2,100 by Tuesday afternoon.
Police said more details about the fatal crash are forthcoming.
Anyone with information is urged to call Det. Joseph Radlinsky at 609-844-7134 or email jradlinsky@lawrencetwp.com.
In a separate, earlier hit-and-run crash Monday, also in Mercer County, first responders were called about a pedestrian struck on Route 130 near Hickory Corner Road in East Windsor about 5 am., according to initial reports. A Robbinsville ambulance took that hit-and-run crash victim to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, reports said. An unconfirmed report aboiut that pedestrian crash said a suspected vehicle, described as a burgandy-colored Econoline van, "fled the scene."
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