FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Raymond Worrall

PHONE:  (201) 320-3550

EMAIL:  rworrall@hcpo.org

DATE: November 4, 2021

HUDSON COUNTY REGIONAL COLLISION INVESTIGATION UNIT INVESTIGATING FATAL PEDESTRIAN COLLISION IN JERSEY CITY

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On November 3, 2021, shortly after 9:30 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department responded to the area of 740 Route 440 in Jersey City on a report of a vehicle striking a pedestrian. Upon arrival, responding officers found one pedestrian with life-threatening injuries in the northbound lane. The vehicle that struck the pedestrian had left the scene.

The pedestrian was later identified as Phillip Delancy, age 36, from Jersey City. He was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 10:25 p.m. The cause and manner of death are pending an investigation by the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.

The events surrounding the crash are under investigation by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department. No charges have been filed at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip on the Hudson County Prosecutor’s official website at http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.