An Egg Harbor Township man is dead, after being struck by a car on the Black Horse Pike last evening.

According to Egg Harbor Township Police, the accident occurred in the West Atlantic City section of the township, and was reported just after 9:30pm. Dead is Richard Hernandez, 38.

A 2004 Saturn Ion operated by Ernesha Miranda, 22 years of age from Atlantic City, was traveling east on the Black Horse Pike when she encountered the pedestrian in the roadway. The Saturn Ion struck the pedestrian after a near miss by another motorist.

Hernandez was taken to AtlanticCare Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.

The accident remains under investigation.

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