Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Montclair Police Chief David Sabagh announced today the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Crash and Fire Investigations Unit and the Montclair Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian incident.
Shortly after 7 p.m. yesterday Jamie Vuignier, 48, of Montclair was struck by a motor vehicle in the area of Hawthorne Place & Elm Street in the Township of Montclair.
The victim was transported to Mountainside Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:40 pm.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene. At this time no charges have been filed.
The investigation is active and ongoing. No other information is available at this time.