Clark Man Killed, Hit-And-Run Under Investigation

CLARK, NJ — Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a Clark man early Tuesday morning.

Just after 6 a.m. on Tuesday, James B. Leinbach, 82, of Clark, was found in the middle of Raritan Road and Clarkton Drive, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said.

Leinbach was hit by a car driving east on Raritan Road toward Central Avenue, according to the preliminary investigation.

The car fled the scene after the crash and remains at large.

Leinbach suffered serious injuries and was later pronounced dead, Ruotolo said.

This incident is under joint investigation by members of the Union County Homicide Task Force, the Union County Police Department Fatal Accident Reconstruction Team, the Union County Sheriff’s Office, and the Clark Police Department.

Anyone with information is being urged to contact Clark Police Lt. Christian Lott at 732-215-8447; tips can also be submitted anonymously at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or
online at www.uctip.org.

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