The garbage truck driver who fatally struck a pedestrian in Bayonne earlier this month has been charged with a number of offenses, including causing a death while being an unlicensed driver.
Authorities say Daniel Peek, 44, of Union City had no commercial driver's license when he struck and killed Caleb Serrano, 32, on Feb. 3 at Avenue C and 55th Street.
Peek is also charged with failing to observe a traffic signal, being a driver with no valid commercial driver's license, careless driving and reckless driving, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office confirmed.
Authorities previously said that Serrano was hit at the intersection's crosswalk as Peek's truck was making a making a left turn onto Avenue C from 55th street.
Serrano is survived by a son, Elijah, 11; father, Jose; mother, Enid; brother, Josue; and sister, Nini. Following Serrano's death, his family created a GoFundMe page to raise money to help pay for his funeral services, which were held last week. As of Friday morning, nearly $9,300 had been raised.
"Caleb was a young man with a heart of gold," the page reads.
Peek did not respond to a request for comment from The Jersey Journal.
The 44-year-old was operating a truck for Suburban Disposal Inc. of Fairfield. The sanitation company did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Friday.