70-YEAR-OLD EAST ORANGE MAN WAS STRUCK AND KILLED SATURDAY NIGHT IN A HIT AND RUN
" Essex County Authorities Are Searching For The Driver Who Struck & Killed An East Orange Senior Citizen & Then Fled The Scene."
Tuesday, October 31, 2023, 4:50 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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IRVINGTON, NJ.- Essex County Authorities are actively investigating the Death of a 70-Year-Old East Orange, New Jersey man who tragically lost his life after being Struck by a Driver who then Fled the Scene at an Irvington intersection late Saturday Night.
According to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, on Saturday, October 28, 2023, shortly after 10:00 p.m., Members of The Irvington Police Department responded to The Intersection of Clinton and Linden Avenues in Irvington on a report of a man being Struck by a Motor Vehicle.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a man, later identified as Bernard Jones, 70, of East Orange, New Jersey who had been Struck by a Vehicle and then Fled the Scene. Mr. Jones was immediately transported to Beth Israel Medical Center and was pronounced deceased.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. No arrests have been made as Police continue to search for the Vehicle and Driver who Fatally Struck Mr. Jones. Anyone with information or who may have witnessed this incident is urged to contact The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Tips Line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.
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