I heard through my church that the woman succumbed to her injuries last night. Very tragic. My heart goes out to all families involved with this incident.

Drivers not stopping for pedestrians in cross walks is a major problem in NJ and an area where the authorities really need to get tough.

NJ upped the penalty last year to $200/2 pts plus other stuff:
http://www.nj.gov/lps/hts/pedestrian.html

They could make the penalty $100k with jail time and it wouldn't improve anything because the law isn't consistently enforced, or enforced at all. I can think of one occasion in which a car came barreling down Chatham Rd in front of the train station and instead stopping for me while I was in the crosswalk they swerved to the other side of the road, maintaining speed. This type of thing is pretty common there, but what made this different was that there was a police SUV sitting there at almost the exact spot where this happened.

Another time I was just going into the station to buy my monthly and when crossing back over Chatham, I had to literally jump back to make way for a speeding MILLBURN TOWNSHIP SUV. He was going to the post office and I saw him and got his plate number. I called the town and got bounced around (PD, DPW, Buiilding Dept, managers office) and finally someone knew who it was and I was going to get a call back about it in an hour. That was a year and a half ago and I'm still waiting for the call.

I'm sure we all have a million stories like this, especially those of us who walk to the train. Of course this happens frequently along side other infractions such as cell/text, speeding, and blowing through stop signs. Given the choice between some traffic enforcement and not being held up at gunpoint I'll pick the latter, though.

Agreed. The probability of someone getting injured by an improperly driven motor vehicle is much higher than a mugging or car jacking. I'm sure there's a hazardous traffic situation happening right now somewhere in town. But, it's those other crimes that get the collective attention of the townsfolk. Unless this poor woman was injured to the point that she died, there would have been no notice. If it was a near miss or a minor injury, we'd never hear about it.

If someone went into Starbucks and waved an unloaded firearm around and then put it down and surrendered, we'd hear about it. A car can be just as deadly, if not more deadly, than a gun. However, I think that the less you know about handling and operating a gun the less of a hazard you are to others and it's the exact opposite with regards to driving a car.

This is a terrible tragedy, to be sure. While the driver is always considered to be at fault in cases like this, I wonder if he just didn't see her in the dark. Not that that fact would excuse the horrible consequences. Sometimes I am driving on Highland Avenue near the train station and I can barely see the people walking from the train. It scares me that we have no sidewalks and so much commuting takes place during the dark this time of year. A tragic lesson for all of us to slow down and keep watch for people walking.

Susan, you are right. This was a terrible and senseless tragedy, regardless of the time of year. My wife and I both commute via the SH station. Thankfully we have sidewalks the whole way, but there is still street crossing and speeding cars to contend with. Although this has nothing directly to do with this sad event, it is also the responsibility of the pedestrian to aid visibility in some way, in my opinion. We use 200 lumen tactical flashlights, which are fairly hard to miss.

My wife usually gets home later so I switch from commuting pedestrian to station-area motorist. It is challenging to spot them sometimes and a large number of people don't carry flashlights or anything reflective. However, if like you said, you SLOW DOWN and keep an eye out, even if you spot them at close range you can stop fast enough to allow them safe passage. Situational awareness and being prepared to stand on the brake are your allies.

Maybe the one good thing that could come out of this tragic event is a heightened awareness of this problem and someone's life and limb could be spared in the future.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Clifton_boy_9_dies_from_car_accident_injuries.html?page=all

This young boy died in Clifton last night from a similar accident. Drivers are too aggressive in NJ.

Prayers and sympathy for the family

SUVs are not cars. There's no off-roading in Summit, NJ. Had the driver been in a sedan, I doubt the poor woman would have been dragged underneath.

This really is sad because it seems so unnecessary, senseless, ...

Everyone's always in such a rush. Very tragic.

I was nearly hit by a vehicle in a crosswalk in Millburn not far from the Millburn Train Station last week. The pedestrial traffic signal only gives the pedestrian enough time to get to the middle of the street before it turns red, even if you are moving at a quick pace. A woman careening around the corner making a left turn came very close before slamming on the brakes. I was very lucky.

TParker.. where were you crossing?

I was walking west on Essex St and crossing over Main St in Millburn.

I never noticed how short the traffic light was. The signals need to be re-done

To my knowledge the other signals in the immediate area appear to be better timed. I am not sure if this intersection is the only exception, but they should probably all be checked. It was broad daylight, when I had my near-miss. I can only imagine how much more dangerous it is at night.