FREEHOLD – A 67-year-old Freehold woman died as a result of being struck by a motor vehicle along Route 9 in Freehold Township Wednesday evening, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
Marie R. Casalino, 67, of Freehold Township, was crossing Route 9 in front of the Freehold Mall around 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, when she was struck in the northbound right lane by a 2017 Jeep Wrangler Sahara driven by Nicholas C. Berenbroick, 23, also of Freehold Township. Casalino was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:21 p.m.
The crash remains under investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART), and Freehold Township Police Department.
If anyone who witnessed the accident or has information to assist the investigative team should contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Eric Kerecman at 732-431-7160 or Freehold Township Police Department Officer Michael Smith at 732-462-7908.
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