The woman who was struck and killed on Route 248 in Palmer Township was an 18-year-old from Phillipsburg, the coroner said. Watch video
UPDATE: Mother mourns Phillipsburg teen killed in Pa. hit-and-run
The victim of a deadly hit-and-run pedestrian crash near the Palmer Park Mall has been identified.
Zakaiyah Halley (Courtesy GoFundMe) Zakaiyah Halley, 18, of the 200 block of Washington Street in Phillipsburg, died in the crash that happened about 9 p.m. Wednesday on Route 248, just north of Park Avenue in Palmer Township, the Northampton County coroner said.
Coroner Zachary Lysek said Halley died of blunt force injuries. Her manner of death is pending completion of the investigation, Lysek said.
An online fundraiser was launched to help Halley's mother, Alma Johnson.
Palmer Township police early in the morning of Feb. 9, 2017, photograph a Mazda in the 200 block of Morris Street in Phillipsburg. The car was impounded as part of an investigation into of a fatal pedestrian accident the night before on Route 248 in Palmer. (Tim Wynkoop | lehighvalleylive.com contributor)Hours after police said the driver that struck the woman didn't stop, police seized a black Mazda with front-end damage from a Phillipsburg neighborhood.
Police questioned two men in the 200 block of Morris Street, placed them in handcuffs and took them to Phillipsburg police headquarters.
There has been no word so far on any charges in connection with the case.
Palmer Township police said late Wednesday that the victim was struck by a northbound vehicle as she was crossing Route 248.
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