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Paterson Hit-Run Driver Gets 7 Years For Killing City Resident Paterson Hit-Run Driver Gets 7 Years For Killing City Resident
Paterson Hit-Run Driver Gets 7 Years For Killing City Resident A Paterson man who mowed down a city resident and then sped off was sentenced to seven years in state prison. Jesus Herrera, 65, was driving a 1997 GMC Sierra truck that struck 48-year-old Luis Arango as he crossed the 900 block Main Street in November 2017, authorities said. Herrera, rather than take a plea bargain, went to trial and was convicted by a state jury in Paterson in January 2020 of leaving the scene of a crash result in death and endangering an injured victim. Superior Court Judge Justine A. Niccollai allowed Herrera to serve out sentences for both convictions concurrently, un…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Man, 64, Convicted In Pedestrian Hit-Run Death Paterson Man, 64, Convicted In Pedestrian Hit-Run Death
Paterson Man, 64, Convicted In Pedestrian Hit-Run Death Jurors in Paterson convicted a city man in the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian a little over two years ago. A Superior Court judge scheduled a Feb. 28 sentencing for Jesus Herrera, 64, to consecutive terms for last week's convictions for knowingly leaving the scene of a fatal crash and endangering an injured victim, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Tuesday. Herrera was driving a 1997 GMC Sierra truck that struck 48-year-old city resident Luis Arango in front of 910 Main Street and kept going around 9:15 p.m. Nov. 11, 2017, Valdes said. He later returned after a civilian w…

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by Jerry DeMarco