A young man died early this morning in a fiery crash on John F. Kennedy Blvd.
According to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, responding police officers found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames on the northbound side of the roadway in the area of St. Pauls Avenue at approximately 2:22 a.m. The driver, tentatively identified as a 25-year-old Jersey City man, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is actively investigating the case with assistance from the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and the Jersey City Police Department.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915-1345 or to leave an anonymous tip. All information will be kept confidential.