NEW BRUNSWICK – A Rutgers University student was killed Friday night after being struck by a car in the city.

Cory Aufiero, 19, of Colts Neck, was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:30 p.m. after being struck by a car on George Street, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office announced Saturday.

Aufiero was a Rutgers student, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey and New Brunswick Police Department Director Anthony Caputo.

David Stewart, 36, of Somerset was the driver of the vehicle that struck the victim, the prosecutor said.

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Aufiero is the second pedestrian to be hit and killed by a vehicle in New Brunswick within two weeks.

The initial investigation by Patrolman Sean Cahill of the New Brunswick Police Department and Det. David Abromaitis of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that Stewart was driving a 2011 Nissan Sentra and traveling west on George Street near Albany and Somerset Streets.

The victim lost his footing and stumbled onto the street where he was struck by the vehicle, they said.

An autopsy is pending with the Middlesex County Medical Examiner.

Stewart has been issued a summons for driving with a suspended New Jersey license.

The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Cahill 732-745-5200 or Det. Abromaitis of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-4336.

Staff Writer Nick Muscavage: 908-243-6615; ngmuscavage@gannettnj.com