County authorities have released the names of the two pedestrians killed last weekend in separate vehicle collisions.
(File photo).NEWARK -- County authorities have released the names of the two pedestrians killed last weekend in separate vehicle collisions.
April Townsend, 45, of Newark, died Saturday night at University Hospital after she was struck by a man driving a Volkswagen Passat in the 100 block of Bergen Street, said Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter.
Saul Simoes, 75, of Newark, sustained life-threatening injuries after he was stuck by a Toyota SUV near the vicinity of Mount Prospect Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue, authorities said. He was transported to University Hospital with life-threatening injuries following the incident, and later died, authorities said.
In both cases, the drivers involved in the incidents remained at the scene of the collision, authorities said.
No charges have been filed at this time, though investigations into both incidents are ongoing, authorities said.
