Driver stayed at the scene, according to authorities
NEWARK -- A 23-year-old Irvington woman riding a bicycle was fatally struck by a sport-utility vehicle in Newark, authorities said Tuesday.
Delilah Ortega was hit at South Orange and Springfield avenues around 9 p.m. Monday, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. She was pronounced dead a short time later at University Hospital.
The driver of the Toyota Land Cruiser remained at the scene, officials said in a statement. No charges have been filed.
City police and the prosecutor's office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force are investigating. Additional details were not immediately available.
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