80-year-old crossing guard killed after being hit by car while helping kids cross street in New Jersey

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime News80-year-old crossing guard killed after being hit by car while helping kids cross street in New JerseyWitnesses say Jean Schultz pushed the children out of the path of the car moments before she was struckAndrea Cavallier Wednesday 06 May 2026 04:25 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971147","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/woodland-park-new-jersey-crossing-guard-fatally-struck-b2971147.html","title":"Crossing guard, 80, fatally hit by car while helping kids cross street in New Jersey"}}CloseWitness describes scene where Woodland Park crossing guard was struckThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceMethod":"N...