Pool Of Blood On Hoboken Street Is Explained By Police

HOBOKEN, NJ — After city workers cleaned up a conspicuous pool of blood on a residential street at a Hoboken corner Sunday, numerous residents posted on Facebook, concerned about what it was.

At least one resident said the blood included a trail from Eighth Street toward the 9th Street Light Rail Station in that town.

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Police Lt. Danilo Cabrera said Monday, "It was from a medical call on July 31 at about 11:30 p.m., where an intoxicated male fell and hit his head on the ground."

The man was taken to Hoboken University Medical Center, Cabrera said.

Hoboken, a mile-square city with more than 130 liquor licenses, has a popular bar and restaurant scene.

There have also been numerous drunk driving arrests in Hoboken in the last few months, including a person who allegedly drove the wrong way past police headquarters.

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See other Hoboken police items from this past week on Patch:

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