June 22,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Englewood NJ, The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Englewood Police Department are requesting information from the public regarding a hit and run collision which resulted in a pedestrian sustaining serious injuries.
At approximately 10:50 pm on Monday, June 11, 2018, the Englewood Police Department received a report of a pedestrian lying in the roadway on Knickerbocker Road near the intersection of Bilmar Place. Upon arrival at the scene of the collision, officers observed a juvenile male victim lying in the roadway with serious injuries. The victim’s injuries were consistent with having been struck by a motor vehicle. He was treated at the scene and transported to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he in being treated for multiple serious injuries.
The ensuing investigation indicates that the striking vehicle is a 2001-2004 Audi A6, dark in color. The vehicle will have obvious front-end damage, including a broken grille, and possible damage to the bumper, hood, and windshield. The striking vehicle fled the scene traveling northbound on Knickerbocker Road towards Tenafly.
Anyone with information regarding this hit and run collision is encouraged to contact the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit at 201-226-5595, or the Englewood Police Department at 201-568-2700.
A concert at the Bergen PAC, Bruce Hornsby, had just let out shortly before this. Black Audi heading home to Tenafly or wherever…person drinking at concert…I’d start there.
There’s a lot Audi cars on the road today
“There’s a lot Audi cars on the road today”
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Not really….
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Sales figures for the Audi A6 in the entire USA:
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Audi A6 / S6
2017 16,304
2016 18,686
2015 22,850
2014 23,941
2013 22,428
2012 18,998
2011 11,124
2010 8,675
2009 6,786
2008 11,956
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Compare that to BMW
It takes 5 years of Audi A6 sales to match BMW’s 3/4 series sales for 1 year
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BMW 3-series / 4-series
2017 99,083
2016 106,221
2015 140,609
2014 142,232
2013 119,521
2012 99,602
2011 94,371
2010 100,910
2009 90,960
2008 112,464
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,,,and BMWs are no where near as common as Toyota, Honda, Jeep, etc.
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Audis, especially Audi A6s are scarce, if not rare.
It would not be an insurmountable task to visit every Audi A6 registered in Bergen County and check for damage – although I am confident that the police have much more efficient and effective ways to find the culprit.
The correct time of the collision was 9:50PM; NOT 10:50PM. The Bergen Co Prosecutor’s Office (@BCPONJ) corrected this on their posts. The original post had a typo. Go to their site or social media and you’ll see correction. As well as the surveillance video of the guy checking his car two blocks from accident.
ALSO, that is an older Audi they are looking for. Not so many of those on the road, I suspect.
Furthermore, just checked and the concert that night at Bergen PAC was JEON IN-KWON BAND, not Bruce Hornsby. The date was Monday, JUNE 11th.
$1000 REWARD: Authorities are looking for a dark-colored Audi A6 that struck Cristian Valdez on Knickerbocker Road June 11th. Submit a tip anonymously that leads to arrest. $1000 reward at bergencrimestoppers.org