FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Caitlin Mota

PHONE: (201) 577-6699

EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org

DATE: Tuesday, September 6, 2022

PEDESTRIAN KILLED IN COLLISION ON TONNELLE AVENUE IN NORTH BERGEN

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the North Bergen Police Department are investigating a fatal collision on Tonnelle Avenue on Tuesday, September 6, 2022.

At approximately 5:54 a.m., the North Bergen Police Department was notified a pedestrian was struck in the area of Tonnelle Avenue and 69th Street. Upon arrival, officers located a male pedestrian – later identified as Angel Ruano, 64, of North Bergen – with serious injuries. He was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:47 a.m. A preliminary investigation determined Ruano was struck by a 2005 Honda Civic traveling southbound on Tonnelle Avenue. The driver, a 46-year-old Bronx, New York man, was not injured and remained at the scene.

The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the North Police Department are actively investigating this incident. 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: https://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.