NEW BRUNSWICK – Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run which took place on Livingston Avenue early Saturday morning.

The deceased pedestrian was identified as city resident Anthony Cruz-Medina, 22. Cruz-Medina was pronounced dead at the scene following the fatality which occurred on Livingston Avenue near Baldwin Street at 12:40 a.m., Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo said in a news release.

While results of an autopsy are pending with the Medical Examiner’s Office, it has been preliminarily determined that the victim sustained severe head and leg injuries when he was struck by a vehicle.

The crash is being investigated by patrolman Sean Cahill of the New Brunswick Police Department and detective Jonathan Berman of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

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A preliminary investigation determined that Cruz-Medina was struck in the roadway by a vehicle traveling south on Livingston Avenue in the direction of North Brunswick.

Police were alerted when a 911 call was received regarding a male body in the roadway.

The investigation is active and is continuing, officials said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Cahill at 732-745- 5005, or Berman at 732-745-4328.

Staff Writer Cheryl Makin: 732-565-7256; cmakin@gannettnj.com