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UPDATE: Man Charged with Fatal Jersey City Crash

A Union City man has been arrested and charged for his involvement in the May 5th head- on collision on Paterson Plank Road in Jersey City that caused the death of Adriana Riano, a 32-year-old woman from North Bergen.

According to police, on June 27th at approximately 9:35 a.m., Jonathan Ortiz-Guananga, 26, was arrested without incident by members of the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and charged with Death by Auto and Assault by Auto,

Police say Guananga has also been charged with Speeding, Driving While Intoxicated, Failure to Maintain a Marked Traffic Lane and Reckless Driving.

Ortiz-Guananga is scheduled to make his first appearance on these charges in Central Judicial Processing Court in the Hudson County Administration Building in Jersey City at 1:00 p.m. on July 24, 2019.

Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit with the investigation and arrest and the Jersey City Police Department for assisting with the investigation.

Police say on Sunday, May 5th at approximately 7:15 a.m., Jersey City Police Officers were dispatched to Paterson Plank Road in Jersey City, just south of the Congress Street intersection, on a report of a motor vehicle collision.

Upon arrival, the responding officers discovered two vehicles were involved in a collision.

The first vehicle was a 2008 Ford Edge operated by Riano containing a 30-year-old male passenger. The second vehicle was a 2015 Dodge Charger operated by Ortiz-Guananga of Union City.

All three individuals were transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center. Riano was pronounced dead at approximately 3:15 p.m. Her passenger was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Police say Ortiz-Guananga was treated for injuries related to severe leg trauma.

The above charges are merely accusations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6).

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