By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Hudson County announced that the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are investigating a hit-and-run crash that injured multiple juveniles on Monday, October 6.
Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello stated that shortly after 5 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department was notified of multiple individuals struck by a vehicle on Wilkinson Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Responding officers located four male juveniles – ages 13, 17, 15, and 17, all of Jersey City – who were struck by a vehicle, HCPO officials say.
Hudson County officials said the four juveniles were operating/occupying two motorized vehicles/mopeds when they were struck by a sedan.
The striking vehicle did not remain at the scene, HCPO officials stated. All four juveniles were transported to Jersey City Medical Center to be treated for various injuries.
HCPO authorities said that three juveniles remain hospitalized in stable condition.
During the course of the investigation, the vehicle suspected of being involved in the collision was recovered, according
to Hudson County officials.
The circumstances surrounding the collision remain under investigation.