According to the New Jersey State Police, the suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday.
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The crash happened last Thursday while 80-year-old Marjorie Straub Muller was on Stagecoach Road in Upper Township. She later died from her injuries.
Police say the suspect, identified as 50-year-old Hugo M. Maucher, fled the scene.
Police seek person of interest after woman, 80, struck and killed
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Neighbor Bob DeMari spoke with Action News about what he saw at the scene.
"You could tell that she was definitely hit and thrown quite a bit because you could see her shoes about 30 feet away, her glasses, but I was really trying to make sure she was awake. I was trying to say, 'stay with me,'" said DeMari.
Maucher is being charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death and violation of public law intended to protect public safety.