HUDSON COUNTY REGIONAL COLLISION INVESTIGTION UNIT INVESTIGATING COLLISION IN WHICH HOVERBOARD RIDER WAS FATALLY STRUCK

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is investigating a motor vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a Bayonne man riding a hoverboard in Bayonne Sunday afternoon.

The 40-year-old victim, later identified as Matthew Anderson, was struck in the area of 40th Street and Avenue C. He was pronounced deceased at 3:27 p.m. at the Jersey City Medical Center.

The driver, a 23-year-old man, remained at the scene. No charges have been filed at this time and the investigation remains ongoing.

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.