HOBOKEN—An 89-year-old female Hoboken resident sustained serious head trauma and was transported to Jersey City Medical Center after being hit by a rental van while crossing Washington Street on Friday morning, according to Hoboken Police Chief Ken Ferrante. She passed away over the weekend.
The driver was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian, a charge later changed to death by auto, media reports said over the weekend.
The incident took place at the intersection of Fifth and Washington streets between 10 and 11 a.m. on Friday, said Ferrante. The white Enterprise rental van was turning left with the green light from Fifth onto Washington Street when it struck the woman, who was crossing with the light.
The driver said the woman was in his blind spot.
When interviewed Friday, Ferrante said based on accounts taken from witnesses at the scene, the van driver did not appear to have committed any motor vehicle violations in the course of the incident.
Though bleeding from the back of the head, the woman was alert and responsive when picked up by ambulance, according to Ferrante. She was transported to Jersey City Medical Center.
After the woman died, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office took over the investigation.
UPDATE: Woman dies after being hit by rental van on Hoboken’s Washington Street
