Baltimore women still in critical condition after being struck by bus in Lakewood on Shabbos

LAKEWOOD —A Baltimore woman who spent Shabbos in Lakewood to attend a Kiddush in honor of the birth of her great-niece, was struck by a NJ Transit bus and remained hospitalized in critical condition on Sunday, authorities said.  Please daven for Devorah Sarah bas Basya May she have a refuah sheleima. Debra Dopkin, 68, of Pikesville, Maryland, was walking in an unknown direction on Route 9 when she was struck by a NJ Transit bus that was traveling southbound on the highway and turning to head east on 6th Street, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Al Della Fave said. Dopkin was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune,
Della Fave said. She was in the area visiting family. The driver of the bus, Dennis Williams, 60, of Brick, consented to a blood test and the crash did not appear to be criminal as of Sunday, Della Fave said. The investigation into the direction Dopkin was walking and where she was standing when she was struck remains ongoing. Della Fave reminded both motorists and pedestrians to be “extremely careful,” particularly on roadways such as Route 9 and Route 37. “It’s not a Parkway, it’s not a Turnpike,” Della Fave said. “It’s a local road with pedestrian traffic.”