HOBOKEN — Eighty-nine-year-old Agnes Acerra, a long-time Hoboken resident, died at Jersey City Medical Center this past Friday evening after sustaining head trauma and injuries to her lower extremities in a vehicle collision, Hoboken Police Chief Ken Ferrante confirmed Monday.
Acerra was struck by a rental van while crossing Washington Street at Fifth Street on Friday morning. Though bleeding from the back of the head, she was alert and responsive after the accident, according to Ferrante.
Acerra was pronounced dead at 5:52 p.m. on June 26. Hoboken police could not provide the cause of death.
The Hudson County Sherriff’s Office has taken over the investigation into Acerra’s death. Representatives of the Sherriff’s Office met with the Traffic Bureau of the Hoboken Police Department on Saturday morning to reconstruct the accident, according to Ferrante.
The incident took place at the intersection of Fifth and Washington streets between 10 and 11 a.m. on Friday, said Ferrante. A rental van was turning left with the green light from Fifth onto Washington Street when it struck Acerra, who was crossing with the light.
Based on the police report, Ferrante said, the driver stated that Acerra had been in his blind spot. The driver, a Jersey City man, stayed at the scene and assisted Acerra until police arrived.
According to a police report, he was given a motor vehicle summons for failing to yield to a pedestrian.
According to an obituary published Monday, Acerra was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and lived in Hoboken for over 40 years. She is survived by her husband Salvatore Acerra.
A visiting will be held for Acerra on Tuesday June 30 from 4 to 8 p.m. at The Lawton-Turso Funeral Home, located 633 Washington St. followed by a funeral on Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. at Sts. Peter & Paul Roman Catholic Church at 404 Hudson St.
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