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Julian Palacios was operating a blue Honda Civic when he struck Josh Huayamave around 9 p.m. Friday, May 5, near Granton Avenue and Liberty avenues in North Bergen, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Huayamave was found on 76th Street between Cottage and Tonnelle avenues, several blocks from his bike, Suarez said. The driver, later identified as Palacios, was nowhere to be found, according to the prosecutor.
He was tracked down Tuesday, May 9 in Long Branch, and charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a crash, and obstruction.
Palacios was being held at a local medical facility. When cleared, he will be transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance.
Huayamave was being remembered as a devoted dog walker in North Bergen.
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