Crime & Justice

Councilwoman Allegedly Caught on Video Knocking Down Cyclist Then Driving Away

ā€˜I JUST WANT JUSTICEā€™

ā€œIā€™m not going out for vengeance or anything like that,ā€ said the UberEats cyclist who was hit.

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YouTube via The Jersey Journal/GoFundMe

UberEats deliveryman Andrew Black wants justice after Jersey City Councilwoman Amy DeGise allegedly ran him over with her car and then took off. Black believes DeGise committed a felony during the incidentā€”which was caught on cameraā€”and should resign. In New Jersey, if a person caused injury in a hit-and-run, a felony charge is possible, though one hasnā€™t been levied against DeGise as of Thursday, The Jersey Journal reported. ā€œIā€™m not going out for vengeance or anything like that,ā€ Black told The Journal. ā€œI just want justice.ā€ As of Friday morning, Black has raised over $1,000 in a GoFundMe campaign, where he shared that heā€™s unsure how heā€™ll get back to work with a broken bike. Some residents also appear to want DeGise gone, with a Change.org petition garnering over 1,300 signatures.

Read it at The Jersey Journal

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