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Hit-Run Driver Admits Guilt In Crash That Killed Bicyclist, 56, In Hudson County Hit-Run Driver Admits Guilt In Crash That Killed Bicyclist, 56, In Hudson County
Hit-Run Driver Admits Guilt In Crash That Killed Bicyclist, 56, In Hudson County A 29-year-old Union City man admitted guilt to charges related to his role in the November 2020 hit-and-run death of a 56-year-old bicyclist, authorities announced. Miguel Perez pleaded guilty on Oct. 28 to one count of second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and an associated motor vehicle summons, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Perez's passenger, Nicholas Padin, 63, of Hoboken, later surrendered to authorities and was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death (accomplice liability), hinder…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man Sentenced In GF's Grisly Murder Jersey City Man Sentenced In GF's Grisly Murder
Jersey City Man Sentenced In GF's Grisly Murder A Jersey City man was sentenced to 20 years in state prison for killing his 67-year-old girlfriend in their shared apartment last year, authorities said. Rand March, 66, is required to serve 85 percent of his sentence before he is eligible for parole, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. In April, he pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree aggravated manslaughter and admitted in court to using a knife to kill Kimberly Haston, authorities said. Haston was found lifeless on the floor of her Court House Place apartment with a gash across her neck by Jersey City police of…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Jersey City Man Gets 35 Years For 2018 Street Killing Jersey City Man Gets 35 Years For 2018 Street Killing
Jersey City Man Gets 35 Years For 2018 Street Killing A 28-year-old Jersey City man was sentenced to 35 years behind bars for the street shooting of another man in 2018, authorities announced. Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Arre on Aug. 5 sentenced Michael Weathersbee to a term of 30 years in state prison for a murder charge and another five years for a weapons offense -- both without parole, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The court merged the defendant’s conviction for second-degree Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose with the Murder conviction and imposed a concurrent 10 year New Jersey State Prison sentence on…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Baltimore Driver Pleads Guilty In Deadly Hudson County Hit-Run Baltimore Driver Pleads Guilty In Deadly Hudson County Hit-Run
Baltimore Driver Pleads Guilty In Deadly Hudson County Hit-Run A Baltimore man admitted guilt as part of a plea deal Thursday in the July 2020 hit-and-run crash that killed a 35-year-old woman in Hudson County, authorities said Friday. David Ceausu, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, and a motor vehicle summons for leaving the scene of an accident, before Superior Court Judge Paul M. DePascale, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ceausu was behind the wheel of a 2020 Chevy Tahoe when he struck Reyna Huerta-Flores, of Union City, while she was walking home from work ne…

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by Cecilia Levine