Vitina Stern, 41, struck and killed by a garbage truck on Clinton Avenue in Newark, New Jersey
Woman found lying on the ground was struck, killed by garbage truck, police say
A garbage truck was emptying a dumpster in the 100 block of Clinton Avenue shortly before 4:30 a.m. when 41-year-old Vitina Stern was hit, investigators said.
Prosecutors: Woman struck, killed by garbage truck in Newark
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