Authorities in Essex County reported today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Crime Scene Investigative Bureau, along with detectives from Newark Police, is investigating a motor-vehicle pedestrian collision that occurred September 5, at 2:54 a.m. in Newark., leaving one man dead.
Police responded to a report that a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while crossing the intersection of McCarter Highway and Emmet Street.
Officials said the pedestrian, Anchieta DeSouza-Lima, 41, of Newark, was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 3:11 a.m.
The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432. Calls will be kept confidential.