Pedestrian struck and killed in Hammonton

On Saturday, September 11, 2021, the Hammonton Police Department responded to a pedestrian motor vehicle crash on the White Horse Pike just west of Central Avenue. Preliminary investigation shows a Black Ram truck, operated by Jeffrey Dooner, 55, of Margate, was traveling west on the White Horse Pike and was crossing the intersection at Central Avenue. A pedestrian, Nancy Martinez, 60, of Jersey City, was walking north across the White Horse Pike when she was struck as she entered into the path of the Ram vehicle. Mrs. Martinez was pronounced deceased at the scene and her next of kin were notified. The investigation is ongoing and no further information will be released at this time.