FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Raymond Worrall
PHONE: (201) 320-3550
EMAIL: rworrall@hcpo.org
DATE: October 17, 2021
HUDSON COUNTY REGIONAL COLLISION INVESTIGATION UNIT INVESTIGATING HIT-AND-RUN IN WEST NEW YORK
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:
On October 16, 2021, shortly before 8:00 p.m., the West New York Police Department responded to the area of 58th Street and Boulevard East in West New York on a report of a single vehicle striking a pedestrian. Upon arrival, responding officers found one pedestrian with life-threatening injuries. The striking vehicle had left the scene.
During the preliminary investigation by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the West New York Police Department, it was discovered that a mid-size sedan struck a male victim while he was crossing Boulevard East near 58th Street. The victim of the collision was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he is currently being treated for life-threatening injuries.
The collision is being actively investigated by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the West New York Police Department. Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact the Collision Unit at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip on the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office official website at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.