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Hit & Run Kills East Newark Man
Tragedy on the New Jersey Turnpike in Secaucus on Saturday night, as 33-year old Jose Peralta was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver as he was changing a tire…
Tragedy on the New Jersey Turnpike in Secaucus on Saturday night, as 33-year old Jose Peralta was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver as he was changing a tire in the right shoulder of the southbound eastern spur of the interstate.
According to State Police spokesman, Trooper Alejandro Goez, Peralta was found on the road at approximately 11:50 pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to Goez, Peralta was alone. Police do not have a description of the vehicle which struck Peralta and sped off.
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