The Brief
- A juvenile pedestrian was struck and killed by a sedan that left the scene in Newark, officials said.
- An unmarked Newark police SUV had begun following the sedan moments earlier.
- State officials and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are conducting separate investigations.
NEW JERSEY – A juvenile pedestrian was killed after a sedan struck her and left the scene in Newark last week, New Jersey Attorney General’s Office officials said.
What happened
What we know:
The crash happened shortly before 9 p.m. Aug. 9 on Bloomfield Avenue near Mount Prospect Avenue.
According to a preliminary investigation, an unmarked Newark Police SUV driven by Sgt. Xavier Pimentel was traveling west on Bloomfield Avenue when a sedan passed eastbound at a high rate of speed.…