Man Charged in North Bergen Hit-and-Run

Man Charged in North Bergen Hit-and-Run


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Thursday, May 19, 2022

MAN CHARGED IN NORTH BERGEN HIT-AND-RUN THAT SERIOUSLY INJURED PEDESTRIAN

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On Thursday, May 19, 2022, the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit arrested a 42-year-old man in connection with a 2021 hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in North Bergen.

Thomas Adedeji, of Orange, is charged with Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Collision Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.1, a crime of the third degree, and Endangering an Injured Victim in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.2a, a crime of the third degree. He was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance.

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, at approximately 2:15 a.m., the North Bergen Police Department responded to the area of Bergenline Avenue and 74th Street on reports of a pedestrian stuck. Responding officers found a man – later identified as a 50-year-old Fairview resident – with life-threatening injuries. The vehicle involved in the collision left the scene. The victim was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment.

An investigation by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the North Bergen Police Department determined the victim was crossing Bergenline Avenue near the 74th Street intersection when he was struck by a silver Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck that was traveling north.

Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit, North Bergen Police Department, Guttenberg Police Department, and Cliffside Park Police Department with the investigation and arrest. The above charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6)