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Pedestrian Struck by Hit-and-Run Car in Newark

East Newark

There non-life threatening injuries immediately reported for a person struck by a car near University Hospital in Newark Friday night.

According to police, the driver of a drove away from the scene after striking an unidentified pedestrian in the vicinity of Bergen Street and South Orange Avenue just before 10:40 p.m.

EMS transported the victim the short distance to the hospital where they received treatment.

The incident is under investigation by Newark Police.

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