Pedestrian struck, killed on Elmwood Rd. in Evesham

A 62-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car and killed yesterday morning on North Elmwood Road near Greenbrook Drive in Evesham Township, police said.

Ahilefs Kalaitzi was walking south on the shoulder of North Elmwood, near his home, when he was hit at about 8:30 by a northbound car driven by Anthony Schepis 3d, 19, of Evesham, authorities said.

Officials said Kalaitzi was pronounced dead at Virtua Marlton Hospital. Schepis was treated for minor injuries at the hospital and released.

The incident was under investigation, officials said. A police spokesman said it was the township's third pedestrian fatality this year.  

 - Dwight Ott