Man Arrested In Jersey City HIt-And-Run: Prosecutors

JERSEY CITY, NJ — A Jersey City man has been arrested in a hit-and-run crash that sent a pedestrian to the hospital earlier this month, prosecutors said.

Jayden Medina, 23, of Jersey City was charged with third-degree endangering an injured victim, said the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.

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Prosecutors said that on May 9, just before 8 a.m., the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a pedestrian struck in
the area of John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Duncan Avenue.

Offficers found a 37-year-old woman with non-life threatening injuries, they said. She was taken to Jersey City Medical Center.

The striking vehicle — later identified as a 2010 Nissan
Sentra — did not remain at the scene, prosecutors said.

Medina was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus and released to await his first court appearance.