NJ TRANSIT POLICE SEEKING ASSISTANCE TO IDENTIFY BODY

Public asked for information on man struck by NJCL train

September 18, 2007
Contact: Dan Stessel or Penny Bassett Hackett
(973) 491-7078

NEWARK, NJ ¿ The NJ TRANSIT Police Department is seeking information from the public that might help authorities identify the man who suffered fatal injuries Monday morning when he was struck by a North Jersey Coast Line train.

The incident occurred on Monday, September 17, 2007 shortly after 7 a.m. on the railroad bridge over the Navesink River on the Red Bank/Middletown border.

The individual is described as a white or Hispanic male in his mid 20s, approximately 5¿8¿ tall, weighing 150 pounds. He had brown hair, blue or hazel eyes and a thin beard along his jaw line. He was wearing blue Aeropostale jeans, a camouflage hooded zippered sweatshirt, black Diesel sneakers and dark argyle socks.

Anyone who has information about this person or who may have seen a person matching this description is asked to call the NJTPD Communications Center at (973) 491-8465 or Detective Lt. Edward Iandoli at (973) 491-8938 or Detective Ruben Mendez at (973) 491-8856.