NJ mom who made viral TikTok videos killed crossing Route 17

🔴 Pedestrian struck by car, then tractor-trailer

🔴 Made social media videos on domestic abuse, Catholicism

🔴 Was studying to be an attorney

PARAMUS — A mother from Hillsdale who was cultivating a large following on social media has been identified as the victim of a horrible pedestrian crash in Bergen County.

Demaris Martinez, 28, was struck in Paramus around 3:30 a.m. on the morning of Sept. 21.

The Hillsdale woman was walking across Route 17 near the Wendy's when she was hit by a white Kia going south. She was then struck again by a tractor-trailer heading the same way, according to Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti.

Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene.

Videos on domestic abuse, Catholicism

Martinez amassed nearly 50,000 followers on Facebook and over 15,000 on TikTok for her videos and photos.

In her videos, Martinez discussed her relationship with God, makeup tutorials, and miscellaneous other topics. This past June, she posted photos of her "beautiful" son.

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Martinez also posted on Facebook about her experience surviving domestic violence and said her ex was in jail.

Her posts showed that she was also studying to be an attorney. She posted photos showing she had a 3.94 GPA this past semester.

The crash remains under investigation.

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