UPDATE: The vehicle wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Jersey City has been recovered. The investigation is active and ongoing. Thank you everyone for your assistance and cooperation, per the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
The public’s help is being sought to locate a minivan involved in a fatal Jersey City hit-and-run that claimed the life of an 85-year-old man.
At approximately 6:45 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department was notified of a pedestrian struck in the area of Fairview Avenue and Monticello Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said in a statement.
Responding officers located a man – later identified as Mumtaz Chaudhry, 85, of Jersey City – in the area of Fairmount and Summit Avenues. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The preliminary investigation found the victim appears to have been struck by a light colored Toyota Siena.
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this case.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the HCPO at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: https://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/.
All information will be kept confidential.
