Two men were taken for questioning hours after a woman was struck and killed on Rt. 248, near the Palmer Park Mall. Watch video
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A car was impounded early Thursday in Phillipsburg and people were questioned as part of an investigation into a fatal pedestrian crash Wednesday night in Palmer Township, police said.
Phillipsburg and Palmer police found a black Mazda 6 about 2:20 a.m. parked in the 200 block of Morris Street in town, according to an on-scene report.
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) Two men spoke to police and were then put in handcuffs and taken to town police headquarters, according to the witness account. Township and town police went into the police station.
Car kills pedestrian near Palmer Park Mall
A tow truck removed the car, which had damage to the right-side front, and brought it to the town police station, township police said. One of the men told police it hit a garbage can, the witness said.
Palmer detectives at 4:45 a.m. were conducting interviews at the Phillipsburg headquarters.
A woman crossing Route 248 about 9:10 p.m. Wednesday in Palmer was struck by a northbound vehicle that didn't stop, authorities said. The road was closed in both directions well into the night.
Authorities did not release more information on the victim. More is expected later in the day, township police said.
Freelance photographer Tim Wynkoop provided information for this report.
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