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On Nov. 16, Marcelino Pilco was heading northbound near Bergenline Avenue on 48th Street when he was struck on his bike around 7:45 p.m., taken to Jersey City Medical Center and pronounced dead later that night, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Miguel Perez, 28, of Union City, was arrested Wednesday and charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, causing death while driving with a suspended license, providing false reports to law enforcement and other criminal and motor vehicle offenses.
Meanwhile, his passenger — Nicholas Padin, 63, of Hoboken — turned himself into police the same morning and faces charges for knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death (accomplice liability), hindering apprehension and other offenses, Suarez said.
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Union City Police Department also assisted with the investigation.
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