A 29-year-old woman was killed late Thursday night after police say she tried to cross a busy intersection against a traffic light.
Laura L. Voll, a Brick resident, died after being struck by a 2005 Chevrolet Aveo being driven by Kelly E. George, 21, of Point Pleasant, at 11:36 p.m. Thursday night.
Voll attempted to cross the intersection of Brick Boulevard and Molly Lane against the traffic light and outside of the marked crosswalk, according to a statement by Brick Police Sgt. David Bedrosian.
George was traveling southbound on Brick Boulevard and had the right of way when Voll was attempting to cross the intersection from the area of the Bay Harbor Shopping Center, the northeast corner of the intersection, Bedrosian said.
George's vehicle struck Voll about 30 feet south of the marked crosswalk, Bedrosian said, and the impact sent her 100 feet further south. She landed in the third travel lane of Brick Boulevard.
George then pulled over the Chevrolet and eventually pulled into the Yorktown Plaza shopping center.
Voll was transported to while CPR was being administered, but succumbed to her injuries after arriving at the hospital.
Bedrosian and Officer Jay Lampiasi of the Brick Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit responded and are conducting the crash investigation. The Ocean County Sheriff’s Department’s Criminal Investigation Unit responded to the scene as well.
The roadway was shut down for approximately two hours as the investigation took place, police said.
In addition to township police, Brick Police EMS, MONOC paramedics and the Breton Woods fire company responded to the scene. Brick police officers Ryan Talty and James Iannarone were the first arriving units on the scene.
Anyone with information surrounding the crash is asked to contact the traffic safety unit at 732-262-1140.
There were no skid marks because Laura came out of nowhere. Kelly did not see her. She parked her car in the parking lot because she panicked and moved her car out of the way. She walked back to Laura on the phone with 911. She did not actually approach her because I'm a nurse and have told her in the past to not move the victim in case of an accident. She ddnt say anything to her directly because she was in shock. There was 1 witness. A retired state trooper who gave his statement to the police including the fact that the light HAD NOT just turned and Laura came out of nowhere. Please don't speak of things unless you were there. My sister is devastated by this tragic accident and has to live with the images of last night forever. My whole family is in shock and mourning the passing of Laura right along with everyone. Though we cannot fathom the loss the Volls are feeling we do offer our condolences. I know that Laura was a wonderful girl and is gone too soon. Please do not villify my sister. This was an accident. A terrible case of 2 people being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
that being said, my prayers go out to the families of both parties. I pray for a civil outcome.
Brittany 7:15 pm on Friday, June 1, 2012 This is a reply to John Glynn. Kelly George was speeding and had no skid marks and parked her car in a shopping center. THen she WALKED back to the scene on her PHONE and never even approached Laura to see if she could help. NOW let's tell the truth... There were two witnesses in two separate cars that told the Brick police officers that Kelly George WAS speeding through a light that JUST turned green! Both witnesses ran to Laura's side and were devastated and traumatized by this scene. I cannot believe no summons was given. YOU are blaming Laura for walking against the traffic light that JUsT turned green but you should also think about the 21 year old, Kelly George, that should of not of been speeding.
If your brother's name is on that report....I guess the George family will know where to serve paperwork.
so keep talking.. loose lips sink ships.
I've had close calls when driving, and close calls when on foot. Not necessarily from being careless, either. There are places in Brick where I feel it is more dangerous (for pedestrians) to cross at the intersction then one or two hundred feet either way. If you think I'm wrong in stating that, come take a ride on the bus with me any weekday and I'll show you a prime example when we get off the bus on route 70 near Shoprite.