Prosecutor: Woman Charged With DUI After Striking, Killing Pedestrian

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CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey woman has been charged with vehicular homicide after reportedly striking and killing a man walking alongside a roadway.

Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo said Saturday that 35-year-old Dana Harper, of Atco, had various narcotic substances in her system when she hit Charles Beehler on April 30.

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Harper was charged with death by auto and driving under the influence.

She was in the Camden County jail awaiting a detention hearing. It wasn't immediately known if she had an attorney to comment on her behalf.

The 55-year-old Beehler was a Gloucester Township resident. He was pronounced dead at the scene.