Driver Flees Hoboken Crash And Hits Pedestrian, Cops Say: UPDATED

HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken officials warned commuters to avoid a swath of the city on Tuesday when a car crash took place just prior to the evening rush hours.

Officials with the City of Hoboken issued the following alert at 3:48 p.m.:

“Due to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of 1st Street and Hudson Street, Hudson Street from Newark to Second streets, as well as 1st Street from Washington to River streets will be closed to traffic for the next several hours. Law enforcement personnel including the Hoboken Police Department are currently on scene conducting an investigation. Residents and motor vehicles are encouraged to avoid the area.”

The Hoboken Police Department issued an update about the crash on Tuesday afternoon:

"On Tuesday, April 16, just before 3 p.m., a vehicle on vehicle accident occurred on 1st and Bloomfield Street. A black Honda Accord fled the scene traveling east on 1st Street. Upon reaching Washington Street, the vehicle drove onto the sidewalk and continued to travel east on First Street, striking a pedestrian near the southwest corner of 1st and Hudson Street. The vehicle came to a stop when it struck a building at 99 Hudson Street. The two individuals on 1st and Bloomfield Street were not injured. The pedestrian was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center with multiple injuries. The driver of the vehicle was placed under arrest. The Hudson County Regional Collision Unit is currently on scene to investigate the accident. Any further information including charges the driver faces will be released by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office."

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