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An “all-out” hunt for the purported driver led investigators back to Joseph Fehl, 36, following a review of area surveillance video and a series of interviews, Detective Lt. Shawn Kudlacik told CLIFFVIEW PILOT this morning.
Fehl posted $2,000 bail and was released after Kudlacik arrested him last night.
Fehl told police that he was struck by a dark, compact vehicle on Park Row off Adamson Street that then took a right on Stein Avenue toward Main Avenue the night of July 3, the lieutenant said.
Fehl then went to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment of some scratches and bruises, he said.
An initial investigation turned up no vehicle debris or skidmarks, Kudlacik said.
In an attempt to identify the driver, detectives canvassed the area and obtained feeds from two video surveillance cameras, the lieutenant said.
“One of them had a direct view of the firehouse,” he said.
Video shows a series of vehicles turning onto Adamson from Park Row, after which Fehl then pulls his into the firehouse and gets out, Kudlacik said.
Another series of vehicles passes — all of them headed straight on Park and not turning, he said.
At that point, Fehl “claimed he’d already been struck,” Kudlacik said.
It’s entirely possible, he said, that Fehl fell.
Kudlacik said he interviewed him and two other squad members before preparing charges.
Fehl could not immediately be reached for comment.
MUGSHOT: Courtesy WALLINGTON PD
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