JERSEY CITY — A metropolis councilman who left a word together with his title and quantity after hitting a parked automobile is going through three summonses together with leaving the scene of an accident.
James Solomon, who represents Ward E, stated that he took his youngsters to Lee Sims Goodies on Bergen Avenue for vacation procuring on Saturday morning.
“Whereas parallel parking I scrapped the automobile parked in entrance of me. I instantly wrote a word, apologizing to the proprietor and offered my title and get in touch with info, putting it below the windshield of the parked automobile,” Solomon stated. “I took speedy accountability for my error as all individuals and particularly elected officers ought to do.”
Just a few hours after the botched parking job, the proprietor of the parked automobile contacted Solomon utilizing the data on the word. They’ve filed an insurance coverage declare, in accordance with Solomon.
“I adopted each the legislation and customary decency in putting a word with an apology and my contact info below the parked automobile’s windshield,” Solomon informed New Jersey 101.5.
The second-term councilman was additionally issued summonses for failure to report an accident and driving an unregistered car. The summonses have been issued by the municipal prosecutor’s workplace which is headed by Jacob Hudnut, an appointee of Mayor Steven Fulop.
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Responding to an inquiry to Hudnut’s workplace, Jersey Metropolis spokeswoman Kim Wallace-Scalcione stated prosecutors issued the summonses based mostly on two New Jersey statutes.
“Each single particular person is held to the identical requirements,” Wallace-Scalcione stated. “On this case, violation 39:4-129 pertains to leaving appropriate contact information. Moreover, NJ statute 39:4-130 is failure to report a motorcar accident leading to property harm.”
Statute 39:4-129 states that when an unattended car is struck, the driving force of the putting car should go away a written discover “in a conspicuous place.” It provides the driving force should additionally notify native police.
The opposite statute referenced by Wallace-Scalcione, 39:4-130, says that the driving force of a car concerned in an accident that causes damages in extra of $500 should contact police within the quickest means attainable. It is not clear how a driver would precisely assess the price of damages on the scene.
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Solomon has been a vocal critic of the mayor and his allies, together with Councilwoman Amy DeGise. The at-large councilwoman made nationwide headlines when she was caught on safety video hitting an UberEats bicyclist and leaving the scene with out slowing down in July.
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On the time, Solomon referred to as on DeGise to resign.
Practically one month after the hit-and-run, DeGise stated at an August council assembly that she wouldn’t resign and would wait till the courtroom course of had ended to reply questions from the general public.
Saturday’s incident marks the second time a member of Metropolis Council has been cited for leaving the scene of an accident this 12 months.
Rick Rickman is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You’ll be able to attain him at [email protected]
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