AN OFF-DUTY JERSEY CITY POLICE OFFICER IS FATALLY INJURED IN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN JERSEY CITY
" Jersey City Police Officer Morton Otundo Was fatally Injured In A Two-Vehicle Accident While Off-Duty In The Early Morning Hours On Friday July 16, 2021."
July 16, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
JERSEY CITY, NJ.- Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Friday, July 16, 2021, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Members of The Jersey City Police Department responded to the area of Communipaw Avenue and Woodward Street on a report of a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Upon arrival, Police Officers found a motorcyclist, who had sustained serious injuries.
The motorcyclist, later identified as Morton Otundo, 40, of Jersey City, New Jersey was treated at the scene before being transported to Jersey City Medical Center. Mr. Otundo, an Off-Duty Police Officer, was pronounced deceased at the Medical Center, at approximately 2:30 a.m.
The driver of the other vehicle, a 30-year-old, Jersey City resident, was also transported to the Jersey City Medical Center for evaluation.
The initial investigation by The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and The Jersey City Police Department revealed that a Yamaha motorcycle being operated by Mr. Otundo was traveling East on Communipaw Avenue, while the other vehicle, a Ford Escape was making a left hand turn onto Woodward Street.
The events surrounding the accident remain under investigation, by Authorities. There have been no charges filed at this time.
Anyone that may have additional information regarding this accident is urged to contact The Office of The Hudson County Prosecutor at (201) 915-1345.
FILED UNDER JULY 16, 2021: LOCAL, HUDSON: