Perth Amboy Man Using Walker Killed In Hit And Run

PERTH AMBOY, NJ — A 72-year-old Perth Amboy man who was using a walker was hit by a car and killed in a hit and run in that town.

The hit and run occurred Sunday night.

On Monday, a Perth Amboy man was taken into police custody and charged, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Lawrence Cattano.

At approximately 8:29 p.m. Sunday, authorities responded to the intersection of Convery and Pfeiffer blvds. following a report of a white Dodge Charger that fled the scene after fatally striking an older man who was crossing the roadway using a walker. Upon their arrival, authorities located Rocco Chirichillo, 72, of Perth Amboy, who had succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation by Detective Jose Santiago of the Perth Amboy Police Department and Detective Mark Morris of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office identified Hansel Farrier-Romero, 30, of Perth Amboy, as the driver of the white Dodge Charger who struck Chirichillo and then fled.

Farrier-Romero was charged with one count of second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Santiago of the Perth Amboy Police Department at 732-422-4400 or Detective Morris of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3927.