PASSAIC NEW JERSEY POLICE OFFICER CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH HIT AND RUN CRASH
" Edgar Delgado Charged With Assault By Auto, Leaving The Scene Of An Accident, Driving While Intoxicated & Hindering Apprehension."
July 31, 2022 4:33 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
CLIFTON, NJ.- On Saturday, July 30, 2022, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi announced that based upon an investigation by The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Vehicular Homicide Unit, and The Clifton Police Department, Edgar Delgado, 31, of Passaic, New Jersey, was Arrested on Friday, July 29, 2022, in connection to a Motor Vehicle Accident that took place early Friday morning, in the area of Central Avenue and Yereance Avenue in Clifton, New Jersey.
Mr. Delgado is Charged with Second Degree Assault by Auto Causing Serious Bodily Injury, within 1000 Feet of School Property; Third Degree Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury; Third Degree Endangering an Injured Victim; Third Degree Hindering Apprehension; and Driving While Intoxicated. Mr. Delgado was employed as a Passaic Police Officer, but off duty at the time.
On Friday, July 29, 2022, at approximately 4:29 a.m., Members of The Clifton Police Department responded to the area of Central Avenue and Yereance Avenue in Clifton, New Jersey on a report of a Multi-Vehicle Motor Vehicle Collision. Upon arrival, Police Officers found Mr. Delgado’s motor vehicle disabled, having struck an unoccupied parked car.
The passenger of Mr. Delgado’s vehicle, a 28-Year-Old Clifton, New Jersey woman, was immediately transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey for treatment. The investigation determined that Mr. Delgado had been operating his vehicle recklessly, under the influence of alcohol, and left the scene following the crash.
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact The Prosecutor's Office Tips Line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
FILED UNDER JULY 31, 2022: LAW, PASSAIC: