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Michael Hansen

Man Who Skipped Sentencing In Fatal N. Bergen Hit-Run Captured Man Who Skipped Sentencing In Fatal N. Bergen Hit-Run Captured
Man Who Skipped Sentencing In Fatal N. Bergen Hit-Run Captured The former Hudson County corrections officer who failed to appear for his sentencing Friday on two counts of death by auto has been arrested, a law-enforcement source told Daily Voice Monday.  Michael Hansen, 40, was expected to receive a sentence of 20 years after pleading guilty in June. Instead, the proceeding was delayed when Hansen, who had been allowed to remain free, did not show up. A warrant was immediately issued for his arrest.  Hansen, of North Bergen, had consumed as many as 18 alcoholic drinks before getting behind the wheel April 2, 2017, authorities said. He struck…
UPDATE: Man Who Skipped Sentencing In Fatal N. Bergen Hit-Run Arrested UPDATE: Man Who Skipped Sentencing In Fatal N. Bergen Hit-Run Arrested
Update: Man Who Skipped Sentencing In Fatal N. Bergen Hit-Run Arrested UPDATE, Aug. 5: Michael Hansen was arrested. For more, click here.  Original story is below:  A former Hudson County corrections officer who pleaded guilty to two counts of death by auto in June failed to appear for his sentencing hearing in Jersey City Friday morning, NJ.com reported.  Michael Hansen, 40, was under the influence of alcohol when he entered the intersection of Paterson Plank Road and Kennedy Boulevard in North Bergen April 2, 2017. He struck Marie Tauro and Russell Maffei and fled.  Hansen was arrested the following day at the North Bergen home of …
Ex-Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty To N. Bergen Hit-Run That Left Two Dead Ex-Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty To N. Bergen Hit-Run That Left Two Dead
Ex-Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty To N. Bergen Hit-Run That Left Two Dead A former Hudson County Corrections officer pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of death by auto for killing two people as they were crossing a North Bergen street two years ago, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.  Michael Hansen, 40, was under the influence of alcohol April 2, 2017, when he entered the intersection of Paterson Plank Road and Kennedy Boulevard. He hit Marie Tauro and Russell Maffei before leaving the scene. He was arrested the next day.  Under the terms of his plea Hansen faces 10 years in prison for each victim, to be served consecutively for a to…