A Jersey City police officer has pleaded guilty to hitting a cyclist with a marked vehicle while on duty in September 2020, authorities said.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Christopher Hill, 27, pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of assault by auto, a disorderly persons offense, before Hudson County Superior Court Judge Carlo Abad.
As part of his plea agreement, Hill will forfeit all present and future employment in law enforcement, effective immediately. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, May 12th.
The investigation revealed that on September 20th, 2020, Hill, while in the course of his duties as a Jersey City police officer, was operating a marked police vehicle in a reckless manner while in pursuit of a bicyclist on Ravine Avenue.
Hill struck the bicyclist with his vehicle, causing bodily injury to the man.
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez credited the HCPO Public Integrity Unit with the investigation.
