"The victim was walking in right lane of the highway" when she was struck around 5:30 a.m. near the Garden State Parkway overpass and Midland Avenue, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg told Daily Voice.
Furious efforts to save her life failed.
The driver remained at the scene as the victim was taken to a nearby hospital.
No other information about the crash was immediately available.
The highway remained closed at Midland Avenue for nearly four hours before reopening.
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Last month, a pedestrian was struck and killed a few miles up the road.
SEE: Pedestrian Struck, Killed Trying To Cross Route 17
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