A Newark man was placed under arrest yesterday after critically injuring a man in Bloomfield. Jose F. Cruz, 59, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident that caused serious bodily injury. According to authorities, a 56-year-old Bloomfield man was walking in the area of Municipal Plaza and Franklin Street Monday when he was struck by a commercial dump truck. The severely injured man was hospitalized and remains in critical condition, officials said. Investigation lead authorities to locate the truck, and then its driver, police said.
Cruz is being held on $10,000 bail.