New Jersey State Police (NJSP)

By Cecilia Levine From Daily Voice

A Bridgeton man riding a bicycle on Interstate 676 was struck and killed early Sunday morning by a woman who was driving under the influence and on a suspended license, authorities said.

Victor Owens, 39, was riding south in the left lane of I-676 in Camden when he was hit from behind by a Nissan passenger vehicle, around 1:37 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said in a release.

The Nissan was being driven by Charlene Wingate, a 60-year-old woman from Blackwood, who police say failed to remain at the scene. Later, she self-reported that she had struck a bicycle, Marchan said.

Owens died of injuries suffered in the crash.

Wingate was later located and arrested. She was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash, causing death or injury while driving with a suspended license, and driving under the influence, police said.

She was lodged in Camden County Jail pending a detention hearing.