Pedestrian hit-and-run driver in Newark

Police say the crash happened just before 2 a.m. when a vehicle traveling on the 600 block of Springfield Avenue hit 49-year-old Laquan Lamar Jones.

News 12 Staff

May 29, 2023, 4:31 PM

Updated 331 days ago

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A pedestrian was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Sunday morning.
Police say the crash happened just before 2 a.m. when a vehicle traveling on the 600 block of Springfield Avenue hit 49-year-old Laquan Lamar Jones.
Jones was pronounced dead on scene shortly after.
No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Essex County prosecutors at (973) 621-4700.


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