Hit-and-run councilwoman’s pre-trial hearing set for Jan. 10 in Essex County court

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Hit-and-run councilwoman’s pre-trial hearing set for Jan. 10 in Essex County court

Updated: Dec. 20, 2022, 3:38 p.m.|Published: Dec. 20, 2022, 3:33 p.m.

By Ron Zeitlinger | The Jersey Journal

The Jersey City councilwoman who sent a cyclist flying through the air and drove away is a small step closer to having her day in court.

A pre-trial hearing on the status of discovery evidence and other details related to the hit-and-run charges against Amy DeGise has been scheduled for Jan. 10 in the Essex County Special Remand Court, court officials told The Jersey Journal Tuesday.

DeGise, 37, is charged with two motor vehicle summonses, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to report an accident, in the July 19 incident in which a man making a food delivery at 8 a.m. was struck by DeGise’s SUV at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Forrest Street.

https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/12/hit-and-run-councilwomans-pre-trial-hearing-set-for-jan-10-in-essex-county-court.html

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Blecher_onthe_Hudson t1_j118owu wrote

I didn't know there were 'pre-trial hearings on the status of discovery evidence' for misdemeanors, most of us mortals just show up and get ground up. Do you think it means they are trying to get the videos excluded from evidence?

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DirectorBeneficial48 t1_j11a79m wrote

One would assume so. The next question I have is why is it in Essex county, when the offense was in Hudson?

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robotmlg t1_j11auax wrote

they removed it to Essex because there's a clear conflict of interest with the Hudson County prosecutors office

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cC2Panda t1_j11zb5v wrote

Which is totally valid though I doubt there isn't a conflict on interest in Essex County either given her family.

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BeMadTV t1_j11e4md wrote

Should have had it in Cape May County if they're worried about conflicts of interest.

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Rube777 t1_j11i0pn wrote

What’s all this nonsense about a trial? She got 2 summonses for traffic violations… There’s no way on earth she’ll claim that she didn’t hit the cyclist, she could only offer a defense of why she didn’t stop…

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CaptBrett t1_j145ww8 wrote

Interestingly I don't see any updates in the online case system.

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edk5 t1_j11mpnr wrote

I wonder how the cyclist running the red light will impact things here. They seem to be separate issues (and really shows how stupid it was of her to leave as she'd likely get off scott-free as the cyclist did clearly run the light).

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j123cgc wrote

If they’re going by the law it’s irrelevant.

Every vehicle operator has a legal obligation to prevent collisions. There’s no exceptions for other drivers mistakes, weather etc.

You’re not in less trouble because there was ice on the road either. You’re still responsible for the collision.

You have an obligation to not operate the vehicle in a way that these external factors can be a problem.

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edk5 t1_j126cw8 wrote

Thanks. I remember in torts class in law school learning about contributory negligence but like much of what is learned in class not surprised it is not relevant in the real world!

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Mindless-Budget9019 t1_j143pdh wrote

People have a problem with Amy because she’s a woman.

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mattoz85 t1_j1467sl wrote

Right, because every man on the city council has also run someone over in their suv and then driven away, only to report it 6 hours later for some mysterious reason. We’re just choosing to give Amy shit about her hit and run because she’s a woman.

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ShameyDeGise t1_j155qov wrote

Yeah! It certainly doesn't have anything to do with me being a political nepo baby who throughout my entire career has walled out opposition from participating in democracy!

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Mindless-Budget9019 t1_j1560zd wrote

Democracy where… we live in a democratic republic not a democracy.

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ShameyDeGise t1_j156ge4 wrote

Not quite! I like to think of the HCDO as more of a monarchy. I'm the princess and me and my daddy get to bestow power on whoever we feel like!!

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kushNation141 t1_j16l9ht wrote

People have a problem with Amy because she’s a POS

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FTFY......

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Mindless-Budget9019 t1_j11ej3a wrote

Why all of this theater? $500 fine is sufficient.

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Saywhat50 t1_j12h5b9 wrote

Nah make it $5,000 and let her lose her seat

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Dependent_Map_3940 t1_j12pf7h wrote

If you told her for $5K you can make this all go away, she’d gladly give you $10K.

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Mindless-Budget9019 t1_j12jzs8 wrote

Have you seen pictures of her? It’s like she has aged 20 years. She’s suffered enough. No more.

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ShameyDeGise t1_j142ny1 wrote

What a compliment! I feel like I've aged 40. Everyone is sooooo mean to me.

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