Vehicle In Englewood Hit-And-Run With Kid ID'd: Prosecutor

ENGLEWOOD, NJ — The make and model car that struck and critically injured a 15-year-old city skateboarder June 11 has been identified, authorities announced Tuesday.

Cristian Valdez was hit by a dark-colored Audi A6, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release Tuesday. The Audi was made sometime between 2001 and 2004, an investigation reveals.

Valdez clung to life for a few days following the hit-and-run, but is now "conscious and improving quickly," according to an update on a GoFundMe page created to help raise money to aid in his recovery. He was found on the side along the intersection of Knickerbocker Road and Bilmar Place with his skateboard by his side, according to the prosecutor's office.

The Audi will have front-end damage, including a broken grille, and possible damage to the bumper, hood, and windshield, authorities said. The vehicle hit Valdez and traveled north on Knickerbocker Road towards Tenafly. Police received a call at 10:50 p.m. about a boy lying the road with serious injuries.

Anyone with information regarding the hit-and-run is asked to call the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit at 201-226-5595 or the Englewood Police Department at 201-568-2700.

Related: NJ Search For Hit-And-Run Driver As Victim, 15, Clings To Life

With reporting by Tom Davis

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Lead photo courtesy of GoFundMe, a promotional partner of Patch/Second photo: An Audi A6, like the one that struck and injured Cristian Valdez