Street Blog New Jersey: Pedestrian killed Christmas Day was struck by NJ Transit bus
TOMS RIVER — A Toms River pedestrian killed Christmas Day was struck by an NJ Transit bus, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday.
An investigation by detectives found Keith Elliot, 45, was struck by the bus at Highland Parkway and Herflicker Boulevard, officials said.
The bus driver, Wilford Anderson Jr., 60, of Sicklerville, was questioned by detectives. No charges have been filed, but the Prosecutor’s Office said the investigation is continuing.
On Dec. 25, police responded to a call of a man lying in the street. Police said Elliot was found dead at the scene. The initial investigation found Elliot had been walking from his home on Messenger Street to the bus terminal to go to Lacey Township to spend the holiday with family.
The day after the incident, investigators went back to the scene to observe traffic. At about the same time of the crash, an NJ Transit bus traveling north on Highland Parkway made a right turn onto Herflicker.
This bus was stopped and the driver, Anderson, was questioned about the prior day’s pedestrian death, officials said. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, Anderson said he had worked the previous day in a different bus and allowed a pedestrian to cross in front of the bus and continued his route but was unaware the pedestrian was struck.
Anderson told investigators he believed the pedestrian continued walking away from the bus toward the terminal as he made his turn onto Herflicker to continue his route.
Security footage and an examination of the bus used Christmas Day confirmed Elliot being hit by the vehicle, officials said.
{span}Officials said interviews with bus passengers indicated they were not aware that Elliott had been struck.{/span}
TOMS RIVER — A Toms River pedestrian killed Christmas Day was struck by an NJ Transit bus, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday.
An investigation by detectives found Keith Elliot, 45, was struck by the bus at Highland Parkway and Herflicker Boulevard, officials said.
The bus driver, Wilford Anderson Jr., 60, of Sicklerville, was questioned by detectives. No charges have been filed, but the Prosecutor’s Office said the investigation is continuing.
On Dec. 25, police responded to a call of a man lying in the street. Police said Elliot was found dead at the scene. The initial investigation found Elliot had been walking from his home on Messenger Street to the bus terminal to go to Lacey Township to spend the holiday with family.
The day after the incident, investigators went back to the scene to observe traffic. At about the same time of the crash, an NJ Transit bus traveling north on Highland Parkway made a right turn onto Herflicker.
This bus was stopped and the driver, Anderson, was questioned about the prior day’s pedestrian death, officials said. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, Anderson said he had worked the previous day in a different bus and allowed a pedestrian to cross in front of the bus and continued his route but was unaware the pedestrian was struck.
Anderson told investigators he believed the pedestrian continued walking away from the bus toward the terminal as he made his turn onto Herflicker to continue his route.
Security footage and an examination of the bus used Christmas Day confirmed Elliot being hit by the vehicle, officials said.
{span}Officials said interviews with bus passengers indicated they were not aware that Elliott had been struck.{/span}
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