Police in Linden are on the search for a driver that struck a person on a street in the city then sped away from the scene.
According to authorities, sometime after 8:30 p.m. this evening, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in the area of E. St.George Avenue and Carnegie Street.
Officials say the vehicle - described as a white Nissan Altima with tinted windows - last seen heading south on E. Baltimore Avenue.
The unidentified victim was transported to University Hospital in Newark with critical injuries according to Linden Police.
Anyone with information is asked to call Inv. John Halkias at (908) 474-8505.