A person clearing snow off his automotive in New Jersey was struck and killed when an out-of-control SUV slammed into him then took off, leaving the New Jersey father to die on the street.
Abel Herrera was exterior his household house on Alabama Avenue in Paterson round 8:30 a.m. Monday, getting snow off his automotive from the evening earlier than. The household’s surveillance digicam confirmed an SUV that they consider hit him seem to skid on the slick roadway earlier than hanging the 59-year-old.
Police mentioned the motive force of the opposite automotive by no means stopped. Herrera’s spouse was sitting contained in the automotive on the time, as the 2 have been heading to an early physician’s appointment.
“She was in the car, she saw everything,” mentioned Anabel Angon, Herrera’s daughter, who was on the airport returning house from trip when she realized her father had been killed. “[The driver] should have stopped and helped him.”
The household mentioned dashing is a frequent downside on the road, and so they have addressed it with the town. The sufferer’s son-in-law mentioned a baby was practically hit only a few weeks in the past.
“It’s a quiet street. People come and speed…because this road is a exit to Route 80 and people just use it as escape out of the city,” mentioned Paterson Metropolis Councilman Luis Velez, including that he plans to deal with the problem with the council throughout Tuesday’s assembly.
Extra info concerning the investigation was not instantly accessible. Paterson Police and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Workplace didn’t reply to a request for remark.
The sufferer’s household mentioned nothing will ease their loss, however urge the motive force to show themselves in.
“Just go to police, say it was you. Just think if it was your dad. It’s not fair, it’s not fair for us,” mentioned Angon.
