NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Police are searching for the driver who fatally killed an 85-year-old man in New Jersey Friday evening.
Officers discovered the victim, Mumtaz Chaudhry, 85, of Jersey City, after he had been hit by a car near Fairmount Avenue and Summit Avenue at 6:45 p.m., according to police. First responders declared Chaudhry dead at the scene.
Police described the car as a light-colored Toyota Siena. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: https://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/.
Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.
