Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is assisting the Jersey City Police Department with investigating a fatal crash on the Shawn Carson and Robert Nguyen Memorial Bridge that occurred on Thursday, February 10.
According to Prosecutor Suarez, at approximately 10:40 a.m., the Jersey City Police Department responded to the eastbound lane of the Shawn Carson and Robert Nguyen Memorial Bridge on reports of a collision involving three vehicles.
A preliminary investigation determined the 52-year-old driver of a 2015 Nissan Altima was traveling west in the eastbound lane of the road when his vehicle sideswiped a 2012 Kia sedan, driven by a 20-year-old Fords woman.
The initial investigation found that the 52-year-old continued on the wrong side of the road before crashing head-on with a 2018 Hyundai sedan driven by a 28-year-old Jersey City man.
According to Prosecutor Suarez, the driver of the Nissan Altima was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 11:13 a.m.
His name is being withheld until a formal identification is made.
Prosecutor Suarez said that both other drivers reported being injured in the crash.
The 20-year-old woman declined medical attention and the 28-year- old man was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center to be treated for injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this incident.