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Teaneck PD: Hackensack Man Lied In ID'ing His Son As Hit-Run Driver Teaneck PD: Hackensack Man Lied In ID'ing His Son As Hit-Run Driver
Teaneck PD: Hackensack Man Lied In ID'ing His Son As Hit-Run Driver A Hackensack man lied when he fingered his son was the driver of a hit-and-run pickup that struck and severely injured a Teaneck woman in a local shopping plaza parking lot, authorities said. Edward O. Asante, 49, "initially told us his son was the driver," Police Chief Glenn O'Reilly said Friday afternoon. "He now admits to providing a false statement regarding his son being the driver." The man behind the wheel of the 2014 Ford F-150 was Lynval A. Francis, 49, of Englewood, who works for Asante and doesn't have a valid driver's license, O'Reilly said. Police charged Asante with hindering…

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by Jerry DeMarco