Moonachie Pedestrian Struck Running Across Route 46 In Teterboro

TETERBORO, N.J. -- No summonses were issued to a Union County driver who hit a 20-year-old pedestrian from Moonachie who police said dashed across Route 46 in Teterboro early Thursday.

Jerry DeMarco

01/15/2016 9:00 a.m.

"I never expected someone to to run across the median," the driver, who was on his way to work, told police.

The pedestrian was in the surgical intensive care unitat Hackensack University Medical Center with a spinal injury and broken hip after the 5:50 a.m. crash on the eastbound highway near Industrial Avenue, Detective Sgt. Anthony Fugnitti told Daily Voice.

Detectives were investigating, Fugnitti said, adding that the pedestrian wasn't in a crosswalk.

"It looks like an unfortunate accident," he said.

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