Lodi man charged in Little Ferry hit-and-run that left 2 seriously injured

A Lodi man was arrested Tuesday and accused of committing a hit-and-run in Little Ferry that left two people with serious injuries, officials said.

During the early morning of Sunday, the Little Ferry Police Department responded to a "serious two-car motor vehicle accident on Route 46."

An investigation later revealed that a 2019 Dodge pickup truck, allegedly driven by Miguel A. Delacruz Romero, 33, of Lodi, was traveling east on Route 46 when it crashed into the back of a 2022 Toyota sedan.

Two passengers of the sedan suffered serious injuries as a result of the crash.

The other driver, later identified by the investigation as Delacruz Romero, fled the scene, officials said.

He was arrested Tuesday and charged with third degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury. He was also issued summonses for related motor vehicle offenses.

Delacruz Romero was taken to the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack pending a detention hearing.