Bayonne man charged in Jersey City hit-and-run that seriously injured pedestrian
Prosecutors say Santiago Mena-Gutierrez was driving a Kia Soul that struck a 31-year-old man and left the scene in July.
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A Bayonne man has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Jersey City last month, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
Santiago Mena-Gutierrez, 27, was arrested Monday and charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision resulting in serious bodily injury, endangering an injured victim and obstruction. He was released pending his first court appearance.
The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. July 5, near Ocean Avenue and Winfield Avenue.
Responding officers found a 31-year-old man with serious injuries, prosecutors said. The vehicle that struck him did not remain at the scene.
Investigators later identified Mena-Gutierrez as the driver of a Kia Soul that hit the pedestrian, according to prosecutors.
