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Unlicensed Driver Surrenders In Crash That Killed Off-Duty Jersey City Police Officer Unlicensed Driver Surrenders In Crash That Killed Off-Duty Jersey City Police Officer
Unlicensed Driver Surrenders In Crash That Killed Off-Duty Jersey City Police Officer The driver wanted in the crash that killed a beloved Jersey City police officer last summer has surrendered to authorities, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office announced Monday. City resident Rafael Rodriguez-Rivera, 30, was behind the wheel of a 2012 Ford Escape when he struck JCPD Officer Morton Otundo on a Yamaha motorcycle on Communipaw Avenue around 2 a.m. on July 16, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Otundo, 40, was treated at the scene before being rushed by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at approxima…

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by Cecilia Levine