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The 48-year-old Plainfield man was walking in the middle of the highway when he was struck by a white Ford Econoline van in the westbound lanes just past France Drive around 8:30 p.m., Branchburg Police Capt. Edward Edgar said.
The pedestrian had been struck near the Red Mill Inn and was found lying face down in the grass median severely injured, Edgar said.
He was rushed to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset via ambulance where he was pronounced dead.
The driver and occupant of the Ford van, a 60 year-old man and a 21 year-old man, both from Whitehouse Station, did not report any injuries and refused medical attention on scene.
Police did not indicate that any charges had been filed.
Further investigation into the crash remains ongoing by Branchburg police and the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Crash Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART).
Prosecutor McDonald, Chief Roman and Chief Buck request anyone with information relating to this crash to contact the Branchburg Police Department at (908) 526-3830 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.
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