By: Jackie Amorine
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the North Bergen Police Department are investigating a crash on Tonnelle Avenue that left a woman dead on Friday.
According to Prosecutor Suarez, at approximately 12:04 p.m., the North Bergen Police Department was notified of a pedestrian struck in the area of Tonnelle Avenue and 91st Street.
Prosecutor Suarez said responding officers found the lifeless body of a woman and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
“At this time, the victim’s name is being withheld pending notification to her next of kin,” Prosecutor Suarez said.
During the initial investigation, it was determined the woman was struck by a tractor-trailer traveling south on Tonnelle Avenue.
Prosecutor Suarez said the driver of the tractor trailer, a 38-year-old Texas man, continued on Tonnelle Avenue, stopped in the area of 68th Street, and called 911.
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the North Bergen Police Department are actively investigating this case.
No arrests have been made at this time.