Bicyclist In Critical Condition After Collision In Union City

Bicyclist In Critical Condition After Collision In Union City


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Raymond Worrall

PHONE: (201) 795-6400 Ext. 6737

EMAIL:  rworrall@hcpo.org

DATE: August 29, 2019

BICYCLIST IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER COLLISION IN UNION CITY 

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at approximately 12:55 p.m., Union City Police Officers responded to the intersection of New York Avenue and 26th Street in Union City on a report of a pedestrian being struck.

Upon arrival, responding officers found that a bicycle and a vehicle had collided at that location. The bicyclist, later identified as a 29-year-old male from Union City, was found lying on the ground with multiple injuries. He was treated at the scene before being transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center. He remains in the hospital in critical condition.

The initial investigation by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Union City Police Department determined that the male was riding an electric motorized bicycle eastbound on 26th Street when he collided with a 2016 Hyundai being driven southbound on New York Avenue. The driver of the Hyundai remained at the scene. No summonses have been issued at this time.

The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is actively investigating this case with assistance from the Union City Police Department. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.