Three Hit-And-Runs In 1 Bergen County Town Prompt Warning From Police Chief

GLEN ROCK, NJ — The police chief in Glen Rock gave a warning to the public this week after three hit-and-run crashes were reported in his town in a two-week period.

Among the crashes:

• This past Saturday, around 5:50 p.m., a vehicle struck a silver 2025 Hyundai Palisade that was parked in the parking lot of the Glen Rock Municipal Pool on Doremus Avenue. Police ask anyone who witnessed the crash and can help identify the vehicle to contact the Glen Rock Police Department at (201) 652-3800.
• Last Tuesday, shortly after 6:30 p.m., someone hit a gray 2020 Toyota Highlander that was legally parked on the 200 block of Glen Avenue near Maple Avenue. Police said, "Damage to the vehicle was consistent with it having been sideswiped." Anyone who witnessed the crash and can identify the hit-and-run vehicle is asked to contact the Glen Rock Police Department at (201) 652-3800.
• And on June 12, some time between 8:20 a.m. and 8:50 p.m., someone struck a blue Mini Cooper legally parked at Edgemont Road near Gramercy Place. "The damage to the vehicle was consistent with it having been sideswiped," police said. Anyone who witnessed the crash and can identify thevehicle is asked to contact the Glen Rock Police Department at (201) 652-3800.

Chief Dean Ackerman said, "In just over two weeks the Glen Rock Police Department has received reports of three hit-and-run motor vehicle crashes. A hit and run guilty conviction can leave you with hefty fines and even possible jail time. Under N.J.S.A. 39:4-129–39:4-130, there are certain rules drivers must follow after a crash.

"First and foremost, the driver must not leave the scene. This is true even if the collision only involved the driver’s vehicle alone. In New Jersey, drivers involved in motor vehicle crashes must stop and exchange information, and report accidents resulting in injury, death, or over $500 in property
damage to the police in the jurisdiction where it occurred immediately.

"An officer must respond to the scene to investigate the crash. Officers are prohibited from taking reports on crashes which they do not respond to."

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