An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office was in the preliminary stages, they said, adding that any information would come from Acting Prosecutor Dennis Calo.
The 34-year-old victim had been drinking before he was dropped off by a car and was struck by the patrol vehicle on Palisades Avenue near the corner of Cliff Street just before 2 a.m., authorities told Daily Voice.
He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, they said.
"The victim is still alive" although seriously injured, a law enforcement official said late Wednesday morning.
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