A pedestrian was seriously injured near a Gloucester County intersection Sunday morning by driver who fled the scene but whose vehicle was later identified by a licence plate reader, police said.
The incident occurred at 4:34 a.m. on the Black Horse Pike, also known as State Highway 42, in Washington Township, Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik said in a statement.
The pedestrian was walking along the southbound shoulder of the roadway near the intersection with Whitman Drive when struck by a southbound 2021 Mercedes SUV on the passenger side, Gurcsik stated…