Longport Police

LONGPORT – Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred 12:59 p.m. Sunday, May 3.

According to a release, Longport Police responded to the area of Pacific and Yarmouth avenues for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian.

Preliminary investigation revealed that Edward Werbany, 86, of Blackwood, who was operating a Ford F-150 at the time of collision, backed into a pedestrian.

The victim, Lillian Myers, 85, of Stratford died as a result of the collision.

The Longport Police Department and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Crash Investigations Unit are continuing the investigation.

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