The man who plunged nine stories from a New Jersey high-rise and landed on a BMW has recovered from injuries and was released from a hospital, a city rep told The Post Friday.
The 31-year-old — who smashed through the roof of a black BMW 330i parked below 26 Journal Square in Jersey City when he jumped — had been in critical condition in the days after his dramatic fall on Oct. 6.
But despite a mangled right arm, possible internal injuries and bloody gashes on his head, the guy left a treatment center in mid-December, said Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, a spokeswoman for Jersey City.
“The man survived and was released from the hospital last month,” she said of the still-unidentified man. The federal health privacy law HIPAA prevented her from going into more detail about his current condition, she said.
Just moments after the man’s roughly 100-foot fall, he appeared to be badly injured but still talking and briefly walking. He stood up with his right arm dangling at his side and asked, according to a passerby said at the time, “What happened?”
The 31-year-old, who has not yet been identified, smashed through the roof of a black BMW 330i on Oct. 6, 2021.
The man’s condition had been at one time considered “life-threatening.” Kevin C Downs
The man was released from the hospital after two months of treatment.
“I heard a big boom and I didn’t think it was a person at first,” Christina Smith, 21, who shot footage of the aftermath. “The back window of the car just busted out — exploded. Then the guy jumped up and started screaming. His arm was all twisted.”
Video she filmed shows the jumper — who didn’t work inside the building, and later said he “wanted to die” — screaming in pain with upper body injuries, and a face mask strap still dangling from his ear.
The day after his plunge, authorities told The Post his condition was “now life-threatening,” but he pulled through and was released from the hospital after two months of treatment, said Wallace-Scalcione.
