TOTOWA, New Jersey (WABC) --
Police in New Jersey are searching for a suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman.
Authorities say 69-year-old Grace Strazza of Paterson was struck by a vehicle as she was crossing Union Avenue in Totowa at about 5:20 p.m. Monday.
She was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center.
The vehicle that struck her fled the scene, police say.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.
The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to call the tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or contact the Totowa Police Department at 973-790-3700.
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By Anthony G. Attrino
tattrino@njadvancemedia.com,
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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 in front of a Union 5 & 10 store 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.
The vicitm is also known as Grace Ying Strazza, Grace Ying Chen.======================
1 dead in Totowa hit-and-run, police say
Updated Dec 4, 8:46 PM; Posted Dec 4, 8:46 PM
By Alex Napoliello
anapoliello@njadvancemedia.com,
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run Monday evening in Totowa, police said.
Little information about the incident was immediately available Monday night.
The fatal crash happened at 5:20 p.m. on Masklee Court, police said.
The victim, a woman believed to be in her 60s, was pronounced dead, according to police.
No description of the suspected vehicle was available.
The incident remains under investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, the Totowa Police Department and the Passaic County Sheriff's Office.