Police: 76-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Short Hills was Hit-and-Run Victim – TAPinto.net

Updated at 8:35 p.m.

SHORT HILLS, NJ — The Essex County Prosecutors Office confirmed to TAPinto Millburn/Short Hills Wednesday that a body of a 76-year-old woman was found near the intersection of Woodland and Chatham Road in Short Hills. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Millburn Police determined that the woman was the victim of a hit and run. Her name will be released upon notification to her next of kin, police said.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Millburn Police Traffic Bureau at 973-564-7757.