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On July 13^th, 2020 at approximately 9:06 PM the Middle Township Police Department responded to a report of a pedestrian motor vehicle accident on State Highway 47 in the area of 6^th Street in the Rio Grande section of the Township.  The investigation revealed Eugene Haviland, age 63 of Wildwood, was travelling east bound on State Highway 47 behind another vehicle.  Diana Clugh-Roy, age 67 of Rio Grande, was walking south across State Highway 47 from the Rio Grande Plaza in the area of the Tokyo Japanese Restaurant.   The vehicle in front of Haviland swerved to miss Clugh-Roy, however Haviland was unable to avoid striking Clugh-Roy.  Clugh-Roy was transported to the Cape Regional Medical Center by Middle Township EMS where she was pronounced deceased.  There are no charges at this time and the crash remains under investigation by the Middle Township Police Crash Investigation Unit and Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office.  Also assisting were the Rio Grande Fire Department, Court House Fire Department, Cape May County Fire Police, and Atlanticare medics.  The roadway was closed for several hours while the investigation was being completed.