Police: Woman fatally struck by car while crossing Route 37

A woman from Toms River has died after being hit by a car at the intersection of Route 166 and Route 37.

News 12 Staff

Apr 15, 2019, 10:20 AM

Updated 1,846 days ago

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A woman from Toms River has died after being hit by a car at the intersection of Route 166 and Route 37.
The accident happened Saturday around 11 p.m.
According to police, Cheryl Cwiklik, 45, as well as her husband, Kenneth Robinson, 48, began to cross Route 37 as the traffic light turned green.
Police say that's when a driver, Charles R. Jordan 4th, 22, of Manchester, who was driving a Nissan Altima, continued into the intersection and struck Cwiklik.
Witnesses say at the time the couple began to cross Route 37, the traffic signal just changed to green.
Cwiklik later died at the hospital.
The driver stayed on the scene.
No charges are expected.


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