Police have released the identity of a Union man killed after being struck by a car as he crossed the street last night.
According to police, Thomas J. Butler, 84, of was attempting to cross Chestnut Street near Carolyn Road shortly before 7 last night when he was struck by a 2012 Ford Escape, driven by Russell G. Azzarello, 71, of Union.
This investigation is active and ongoing and police are asking any witnesses to call the Union Police Department Traffic Bureau at (908) 851-5070.