Saturday, June 25, 2016

A 21-year-old pedestrian died after a hit-and-run incident in Hoboken, NJ.


Hoboken hit-and-run leaves 1 dead






Eyewitness News
Saturday, June 25, 2016 12:51PM
HOBOKEN, New Jersey (WABC) -- A 21-year-old man died after a hit-and-run incident in Hoboken Saturday.

The fatal collision was around 3:30 a.m. on Willow Avenue at Sixth Street.

The victim, a pedestrian, was identified as Zackhary Simmons, of Ramsey, N.J. He was pronounced dead at Jersey City Medical Center.

It appears that the impact threw Simmons' body into the rear of a parked vehicle.

According to Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari, police are looking for a large black SUV, like a Yukon, Tahoe or Escalade with New York plates.

A picture from surveillance video released by Hudson County Sheriff's Office:





The Hudson County Sheriff's Crash Investigation Unit and Hoboken Police are investigating. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call either agency.