Traffic & Transit
Unlicensed Driver Hits Pedestrian With Truck In Belleville: Police
A 16-foot box truck hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk, causing her serious injuries, Belleville police said.
BELLEVILLE, NJ — An unlicensed driver in a 16-foot box truck hit a pedestrian in a crosswalk in Belleville on Monday, causing her serious injuries, authorities said.
The Belleville Police Department said the crash took place around 3:14 p.m. near the intersection of Union Avenue and Mill Street.
A preliminary investigation determined that the driver – Luis Alberto Talavera Lira of Elizabeth – was traveling south on Union Avenue in a 2014 Ford E35 when he hit a 78-year-old woman as she was attempting to cross the street.
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The driver remained at the scene, authorities said.
The injured pedestrian was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where she was listed in critical condition, Belleville police said.
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Lira has been charged with 2c:40-22b (causing death or injury while driving in violation of R.S 39:3-40), police said.
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