The Essex County Prosecutor's Office have identified the victim of a fatal pedestrian strike that happened over the weekend.
According to a spokesperson, April Townsend, 45, of Newark was fatally injured when a vehicle struck her late Friday night.
Police and rescue crews responded to the 100 block of Bergen Street on reports of a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle at around 8:30 p.m.
First responders arrived to find Towsend suffering serious injuries and was transported to University Hospital where her injury turned fatal according to reports.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and was not charged according to reports.