HOBOKEN, New Jersey (WABC) — Police in Hoboken are asking for the public’s help identifying a hit-and-run driver who struck a woman and fled the scene Saturday night.<\/p>\n
The investigation centers on a 39-year-old woman who was hit by a vehicle at an intersection in the city. She survived, but the driver fled the scene.<\/p>\n
“It was heartbreaking to the community in a community that’s always on edge in Hoboken over intersection concerns about crossing the street at intersections at all times a day,” said Hoboken Second Ward Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher.<\/p>\n
Video from a nearby building captured a driver rolling through a stop sign at the intersection of 15th and Hudson streets, where the woman was struck.<\/p>\n
The video shows that after hitting the woman, the driver stopped, looked down at her, then sped away in a dark-colored SUV heading west on 15th Street.<\/p>\n
“It is literally heartless. It is cowardly. It is heartless. You know who does that? You’ve just hit a person. They’re lying in the street. You probably saw the dog run and not only do you leave, but you speed away. It’s just terrible,” Fisher said.<\/p>\n
While police continue searching for the driver, Fisher said she is pushing for a stronger crackdown on what she described as a growing traffic safety problem in the densely populated city.<\/p>\n
“If I were to pick the top issue in the city of Hoboken that we hear most from most people, it is concerns about crossing through our intersections because cars do not stop at signs,” Fisher said.<\/p>\n
Another video shows multiple vehicles failing to stop at a four-way stop intersection.<\/p>\n
“It can be a little frightening. I think you have to be careful and always aware of your surroundings,” said Samantha, a Hoboken resident. “There are some people that do speed and are cautious of pedestrians in a highly trafficked pedestrian area, especially with a lot of kids, a lot of dogs, a lot of young kids on scooters. You know, everyone needs to be very aware because you never know who’s gonna be coming around the corner.”<\/p>\n
Police are urging anyone with information about the hit-and-run driver to come forward.<\/p>\n
“So, whatever the public can do, if they’ve heard about this, if they know the person, if they’ve heard through three people who they think it might be, any lead matters,” Fisher said.<\/p>\n
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