A 38-year-old New Brunswick man has died after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday evening, and police are now searching for the driver.
Naim Chirino was crossing at the intersection of Remsen Avenue and Seaman Street around 7:23 p.m. on Oct. 18 when he was hit by a vehicle that left the scene without stopping. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Investigators with the New Brunswick Police Department and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Crash Investigation Unit have identified the vehicle of interest as a silver 2011 Kia Soul carrying New Jersey license plate M32VNN. Detectives are working to locate the car and identify the driver.
Anyone with information about the crash or the location of the vehicle is asked to contact Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Detective James Barnes at 732-745-3437 or New Brunswick police Officer Andy Rodriguez at 732-745-5200.
NJToday.news reported the details of the fatal crash, citing a joint statement from Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo.
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