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Art collector arrested for allegedly purchasing "precious" Korean artifact believed to have been stolen during the Korean War. Driver charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury and hindering apprehension. Patch contributor Robert V. Tessaro was invited to speak at the One Million Moms for Gun Control Rally in Jersey City The Buddy Program at Fort Lee's School 4 is set to be the spotlight of a segment on NJTV's Classroom Close-up to air May 5th. The New Synagogue of Fort Lee holding an adult care brief drive to raise awareness on the issue of incontinence and how it keeps seniors housebound. Fort Lee's Maggie Conway is devoting her time, and her heart, to help dogs with special needs. Fort Lee Education…
Driver charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury and hindering apprehension.
Chief of Police Keith Bendul has reported that a pedestrian was struck outside of the Colony apartment building located on Palisade Ave., Saturday, Jan. 26 at approximately 11:30pm. Julian Curatola, 23, of Fort Lee, was arrested and charged with hindering apprehension and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident that resulted in serious bodily injury. According to Bendul, Curatola backed into a 65-year old woman who was walking in the parking lot, brought her into the lobby of the Colony and told the doorman she had fallen and needed an ambulance. He then fled the scene. When Fort Lee Police were contacted that the woman was going to be admitted to Englewood Hospital with a serious head injury, a joint investigation ensued with the …
Fort Lee Police say a medical examiner’s report indicated the elderly victim was not hit by a car as they previously thought
Police said Wednesday that a 73-year-old Fort Lee man who died last week from a head injury sustained in what authorities were originally investigating as a hit-and-run was actually the victim of a bad fall. Jung Joo Cho of Fort Lee was found at the intersection of Linwood Ave. and Bridge Plaza North in Fort Lee on Nov. 7 with what police described at the time as a “life threatening head injury.” Cho died a few days later at Hackensack University Medical Center, according to his son, Justin Joh. “We originally handled this as a struck pedestrian,” said Capt. Timothy Ford of the Fort Lee Police Department. “We thought he got hit by a car, but that’s not the case.” Ford said a medical examiner determined that Cho’s injuries were consistent …
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Rebecca S
4:17 pm on Saturday, February 2, 2013
By this kid moving the victim from the place of the accident to the lobby he might have caused her serious damage. A person that has suffered head trauma must be stabalized! I might also add that it seems he wasted time moving her around in order to cover himself. In an accident seconds and minutes count! It's the differene between life and death! Depending on the present condition of the victim … more ›