Westfield PD: Driver Who Fatally Struck Pedestrian, 87, Ticketed

The driver who struck and killed an 87-year-old pedestrian from Scotch Plains last week has been issued three summonses, authorities said.

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Cecilia Levine

06/09/2020 9:46 a.m.

John Cregg was struck by James Reid, 74, of Parlin, on South Avenue at the Scotch Plains Avenue intersection around 12:50 p.m. last Friday, Westfield police said.

Cregg was pronounced dead at University Hospital in Newark, police said.

Parlin was charged with failure to observe a traffic control device, failure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian and careless driving, police said.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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