Woman found dead in NJ roadway; vehicle that hit her sought

BURLINGTON, N.J. (AP) - Authorities are seeking a vehicle that struck and killed a woman over the weekend in New Jersey and then fled the scene.

Burlington Township police said 46-year-old Rochelle Ritter died after she was struck shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday. A passerby spotted her and called 911, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the vehicle that struck her “may have been a tractor-trailer or box truck” and was heading north toward Route 130.

Anyone with information is being asked to call township traffic safety officers or detectives.