Arrest Made In Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Westfield Woman

A Belmar man has been arrested for allegedly leaving the scene after he struck a Westfield woman with his vehicle earlier this year, crushing her lower body and causing other serious injuries, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said Friday.

Carly Friedman (left)
Photo Credit: *GoFundMe*

Paul Milo

12/06/2019 3:21 p.m.

Michael J. Spivak, 30, was charged with aggravated assault, endangering an injured victim, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and assault by auto in connection with the June 1 incident.

Carly Friedman was walking with a group around 1:30 a.m. in Belmar when authorities say Spivak struck her and a friend at E Street near 15th Avenue. Friedman, a standout athlete at Westfield High School who had recently graduated from Rutgers, suffered injuries that would require months of rehab, according to a GoFundMe started on her behalf.

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