A 39-year-old Jersey City man has been charged with a hit-and-run earlier this month that badly injured an electric bicyclist, 18, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Marvin Lara, 39, surrendered himself to detectives with the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit yesterday.
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 8th, the Jersey City Police Department responded to the area of Summit and Jewett Avenues on reports of a hit-and-run crash involving an electric bicycle.
The 17-year-old operator of the bicycle and his 18-year-old passenger were both transported to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment, with the 18-year-old victim suffering a serious injury to his lower body.
Then, on Tuesday, January 18th, the HCPO was notified of the incident. An investigation by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit determined the victims were struck while traveling south on Summit Avenue by a Toyota RAV 4, operated by Lara.
After the collision, Lara failed to stop and continued west on Jewett Avenue.
As a result, Lara has been charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision resulting in serious bodily injury, endangering an injured victim, and causing serious bodily injury in a collision while being unlicensed.
He was additionally issued motor vehicle summonses for leaving the scene of an accident, unlicensed driving, and failure to report a motor vehicle accident. Lara is scheduled to make his first court appearance on February 28th, authorities said.
