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Barnegat woman dies in Galloway hit-and-run


  • Atlantic County

A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run Thursday night in Galloway Township.

Police were called to Route 30 westbound near Seventh Avenue just before 8 p.m.

The victim was identified as 33-year-old Angeletta Sheppard.

The suspect vehicle left the scene before law enforcement arrived, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.

The vehicle was found nearby, a source told BreakingAC. It is registered to a woman but a man was driving.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s Crash Investigations Unit and the Galloway Township Police Department are cooperatively investigating this incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Web site at ACPO.Tips.

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Lynda Cohen

BreakingAC founder who previously worked in newspapers for more than two decades. She is an NJPA award-winner and was a Stories of Atlantic City fellow.

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