N.J. hospital seeks help identifying patient struck by car

Hospital officials said the man was admitted Sunday night after he was hit by a car in Newark.

The unidentified man. (Courtesy University Hospital)
 

NEWARK -- A New Jersey hospital is asking for the public's help in identifying a patient who was hit by a car Sunday night. 

University Hospital released a photo Friday evening of an unidentified patient who officials said was admitted after being struck by a vehicle near Don Pepe restaurant on McCater Highway in Newark late Sunday evening.

The man may have been at a White Castle in East Orange earlier in the day, the announcement said.

The patient is about 40 years old, five-foot-three-inches tall, and about 150 pounds, the hospital said. He is possibly of Hispanic or Portuguese descent, and has no identifying marks or scars, it said.

Hospital officials declined to comment on the man's medical condition or how he got to the hospital. Newark police did not immediately respond to questions about the circumstances surrounding the pedestrian strike.

Anyone with information about the patient's identity, family or friends is asked to call University Hospital at 973-972-4050.

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