FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Monday, May 15, 2023

COLLISION UNIT INVESTIGATING FATAL CRASH ON KENNEDY BOULEVARD IN JERSEY CITY

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are investigating a fatal collision that occurred in Jersey City on Monday, May 15, 2023.

At approximately 2:22 a.m., the Jersey City Police Department was notified of a collision on Kennedy Boulevard in the area of St. Pauls Avenue. Responding officers found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames on the northbound side of the roadway. The driver, tentatively identified as a 25-year-old Jersey City man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is actively investigating this case with assistance from the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and the Jersey 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.