Crime & Safety
Cops: Philly Woman Strikes, Kills Woman with Car
Another woman was injured in the accident, police said.
By Anthony Bellano
A woman is dead after being hit by a car driven by a Philadelphia woman on Leipzig Avenue in Galloway Township, N.J., just after 9:30 Wednesday morning, police said.
A woman is dead after being hit by a car driven by a Philadelphia woman on Leipzig Avenue in Galloway Township, N.J., just after 9:30 Wednesday morning, police said.
Elizabeth Torpey, 67, was walking on the sidewalk with a friend when she was hit by a 2007 Honda Civic travelling north down the road. The driver of the car, Sharon Musher, 41, of Philadelphia, lost control and the car left the road, striking both pedestrians and hitting a tree.
Torpey was pronounced dead on the scene. Anna Jordan, 73, was transported to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Mainland Campus with multiple injuries.
Musher was also taken to the hospital, with minor injuries. Charges are pending an investigation by the Galloway Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit.
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