A 22-year-old man riding an electric scooter was struck and killed by an SUV as he tried to cross Route 1 in Edison against a traffic light early Wednesday, authorities said.
The man was hit at 1:46 a.m. in the southbound center lane at the intersection of Plainfield Avenue, according to Edison police Deputy Chief Robert Dudash.
He died of his injuries at an area hospital. His identity to be released when family notifications are complete, police said.
The driver, a 61-year-old Rahway man, had a green light. He is not suspected of wrongdoing, Dudash said.
The ongoing investigation closed Route 1 in the area for about three hours.