Pedestrian struck and killed after her car broke down in parking lot, cops say
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
The pedestrian struck and killed by an SUV while crossing Route 1 in South Brunswick on Tuesday was crossing the highway after her vehicle became disabled in a nearby parking lot, authorities said Thursday.
Deborah Smick, 68, of North Brunswick was hit on the northbound side just after 7 p.m. near the intersection with Deans Lane, South Brunswick police said.
After Smick’s car broke down in the Wendy’s parking lot, she called a tow company. The tow truck driver picked up her vehicle and was bringing it to a service station across Route 1 when Smick was hit as she tried to cross, police said.