HUDSON COUNTY REGIONAL COLLISION INVESTIGATION UNIT INVESTIGATING JERSEY CITY HIT AND RUN THAT SERIOULY INJURED 26-YEAR-OLD MAN

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is investigating a hit and run incident in which a 26-year-old man was struck and seriously injured while riding a street legal dirt bike at the intersection of MLK Drive near Wade Street in Jersey City Friday evening.

Members of the Jersey City Police Department responded to the area at approximately 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 27, 2020, on reports of a hit and run collision. The victim sustained serious injuries and was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center, where he is listed in critical, life-threatening condition.

According to the initial investigation, the victim was traveling northbound on MLK Drive on a motorbike when an Infiniti that was traveling southbound made a left (eastbound) onto Wade Street striking the victim. The driver fled the scene. The fleeing vehicle is described as an older model silver, Infiniti M45 S.

The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is actively investigating this incident. No arrests have been made 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 at: http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.