Crime & Safety
Bayonne Man Charged In Jersey City Hit-And-Run
A Hudson County man struck a pedestrian in Jersey City last month and left the scene, prosecutors say.
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A Bayonne man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that injured a Jersey City pedestrian over July 4 weekend.
Santiago Mena-Gutierrez, 27, of Bayonne was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in Secaucus on Monday and charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision resulting in serious bodily injury, said prosecutors.
Prosecutors said that on July 5, around 2:20 a.m., Jersey City police were notified of a pedestrian struck near Ocean and Winfield avenues.
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Police found a 31-year-old man with serious injuries. He was taken to the hospital.
A Kia Soul was identified as the car that struck the victim, and Mena-Gutierrez was identified as the driver.
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Besides the leaving the scene, he was charged with endangering an injured victim and obstruction. He has been released to await his first court appearance, prosecutors said.
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