Police Looking For Vehicles In Connection With Fatal Hit-And-Run

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Authorities have identified two vehicles wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash Jan. 5.

The crash occurred at about 5:50 a.m. on Route 46 East near Industrial Avenue in Moonachie, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office said.

Responding police officers found Brian P. Rossi lying in the roadway dead.

Evidence at the scene indicates that the vehicle that hit Rossi is a 2012 to 2015 black Ford Focus sedan or hatchback, authorities said. The vehicle would have significant front-end damage, including a broken passenger-side headlight and side-view mirror.

A Mitsubishi Lancer arrived at the scene shortly thereafter and both vehicles left together, authorities said. They went east on Route 46, then north on Liberty Avenue towards Hackensack, then later south on Terrace Avenue near Route 17 towards Hasbrouck Heights.

Anyone with information regarding the vehicles or the hit-and-run is asked to call the prosecutor's office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit at 201-226-5698 or the Moonachie Police Department at 201-641-9100.

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Photo: An image of the black Ford Focus and Mitsubishi Lancer wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that occurred Jan. 5 on Route 46 East in Moonachie. Bergen County Prosecutor's Office