Authorities have identified the pedestrian killed Monday in a hit-and-run crash in Totowa as 69-year-old Paterson woman.
Grace Strazza was hit by a vehicle as she crossed Union Avenue about 5:15 p.m. The driver fled before police arrived, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Totowa Police Chief Robert Coyle.
Paramedics took Strazza to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, where she died shortly after 6 p.m.
"The investigation remains active and ongoing. More information will be released once it becomes available," Valdes and Coyle said in a joint statement.
Anyone with information is asked to call 1-877-370-PCPO or 973-790-3700. Tips may be emailed to tips@passaiccountynj.org.
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