Vehicle with driver-side damage flees scene in hit-and-run, Hamburg NJ

Traffic

Reported: 11/8/2025 09:47 PM

NJ-23 & County Rd 517, Hamburg, NJ 07419

A vehicle with severe damage to the front driver’s side was involved in a hit-and-run incident. The vehicle was last seen traveling south on Route 517 toward Route 23 in Franklin. The other vehicle involved and its registration details are unknown at this time. Authorities are searching for the fleeing vehicle with no confirmed make, model, or registration number.

Audio|Source: Sussex County Public Safety

02:26

Transcript:

00:00

Twenty-three.

00:01

Can you just advise the surrounding towns? This was going to be a hit-and-run.

00:07

Trying to find some more details on the vehicle, but the vehicle that fled is definitely going to have front driver’s side damage.

00:16

Excuse me, front driver’s side damage.

00:24

Where do you today? Run, on the driver’s side, David?

00:30

Yeah, affirmed.

00:31

And last known was going to be 517 south towards 23.

00:43

23 headquarters button waltz is on scene.

00:48

There is a reason Clay there is a hit and run the vehicle with a wretch 36 pavement or a different vehicle.

01:07

The regina he gave you New York, Juliet, Mike X-ray is going to be the victim.

01:15

So we have no wrench and no make-a-model of the other vehicle?

01:22

Affirm, not at this time.

01:24

We’re trying to see if we can figure out some paint transfer, but it was definitely hit and run.

01:30

And the damage would be front driver’s side.

01:33

All right.

01:43

Partisan to surrounding towns on the sun.

01:45

Prey to copy A, stop them from a lot of RETA.

01:51

Hardison is just running towns on spend.

01:54

Prepare to copy a stop and hold.

01:56

We’re looking for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run with severe driver-side damage.

02:01

Unknown reg, unknown vehicle at this time.

02:04

Last scene on 517, headed towards Route 23 in Franklin.

02:10

Again, that’s Hardison to running towns on Sven.

02:13

Stop and hold on a hit-and-run vehicle with severe driver-side damage.

02:18

Unknown reg, unknown vehicle at this time.

02:20

Last seen headed towards Route 23 and Franklin on 517.

02:25

Hardison on the 830.

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NJ-23 & County Rd 517, Hamburg, NJ 07419

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