The accident closed lanes for hours on the southbound side of the highway in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE -- A 33-year-old woman died early Tuesday morning after being hit by a car on Route 9, authorities said.
Margarita Bukhmil, of East Brunswick, was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University in New Brunswick after she was hit while walking on the highway by a 1998 Nissan just before 3:30 a.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey said in a statement.
She was pronounced dead at the hospital about 30 minutes later, according to Carey. The autopsy results were not immediately available.
The accident closed lanes for hours on the southbound side of the highway in Woodbridge near Main Steet. All lanes were reopened by 7:30 a.m. according to the state DOT.
No charges have been filed against the driver.
The incident is still under investigation. Anyone with information can call the Woodbridge police or prosecutor's office.
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