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Driver Charged After Pedestrian, 67, Is Struck Off Route 46
A 67-year-old pedestrian was hospitalized after he was struck by a vehicle turning off Route 46 in Clifton, authorities said.
In a statistical oddity, the victim and driver are both from Middlesex County.
The pedestrian, from Sayreville, was struck crossing Conklin Avenue near Fette Ford shortly after 8:30 p.m. Friday, Detective Sgt. Robert Anderson said.
The vehicle, driven by a 22-year-old Iselin man, then mounted a sidewalk, hitting a fire hydrant after hitting the pedestrian while turning off the eastbound highway, the sergeant said.
The victim was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medic…
