Hudson Reporter
Jersey City car fire and death under investigation ×
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a “minor” motor vehicle accident and car fire in the Jersey City Heights on the morning of Jan.27 that claimed the life of the unidentified driver.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Members of the Jersey City Police and Fire Departments responded to a report of a car fire at the intersection of Hutton Street and New York Avenue at approximately 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, January 27.
After the fire was extinguished, responding officers found an unresponsive male behind the steering wheel in a badly burned condition.
Hudson Reporter
Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office investigates death at correctional center ×
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and Internal Affairs Unit are investigating an inmate death at the Hudson County Correctional Center that occurred in the late evening of Monday, Jan.25.
According to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, at approximately 10:45 p.m., corrections officers responded to the cell of Jason Sworn, 50, after his cellmate notified them that he had fallen out of bed and was complaining of chest pains.
The corrections officers attended to Sworn and attempted to perform CPR and used a defibrillator.
The nurses at the facility, as well as the EMTs from Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, also responded.
Hudson County View
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
At approximately 10:45 p.m. last night, corrections officers responded to the cell of Jason Sworn, 50, after his cellmate notified them that Sworn had fallen out of bed and was complaining of chest pains, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said in a statement.
The responding corrections officers attended to Sworn and attempted to perform CPR and used the defibrillator. The nurses at the facility, as well as the EMTs from NewarkBeth Israel Medical Center, also responded.
Sworn was pronounced dead at 11:37 p.m. and the in-custody death is being investigated by the HCPO. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner.
Jersey City teen sentenced to 18 years in state prison hudsonreporter.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hudsonreporter.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.