May 03, 2023
Union City DPW worker struck and killed by 16
A 73-year-old Union City Department of Public Works employee was struck and
A 73-year-old Union City Department of Public Works employee was struck and killed by a 16-year-old driver Monday morning, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The crash, which occurred at 7:36 a.m. in the area of Palisade Avenue and 36th Street, is under investigation by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Union City Police Department.
Responding officers located Fortunato Rojas-Solis, who was taken to the Jersey City Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead at approximately 5:15 p.m.
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