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Tenafly NJ, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrest of PETER J. LEE (DOB: 11/26/1956; divorced; and self-employed as a garment salesman) of 606 Cottonwood Court, Cresskill, NJ for assault By Auto and Leaving the Scene of A Motor Vehicle Collision in Tenafly, NJ. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti and the Tenafly Police Department under the direction of Chief Robert Chamberlain.
At approximately 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, November 10, 2018, the Tenafly Police Department received a report of a bicyclist being struck by a hit and run vehicle on County Road near the intersection with Mahan Street. Upon arrival at the scene of the collision, officers observed a male victim lying in the roadway with serious injuries consistent with having been struck by a motor vehicle. The victim, a 28-year-old New York City resident was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center where he was treated for his injuries. Evidence at the scene and surveillance video recovered from the area indicated that the striking vehicle was being driven in a reckless manner at the time of the collision. A witness at the scene captured the license plate of the fleeing vehicle and reported it to responding officers.
As a result of the investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Officer Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the Tenafly Police Department, Peter LEE was arrested on November 13, 2018 in Tenafly and charged with one count of Leaving The Scene Of A Motor Vehicle Collision Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1.1, a 3rd degree crime; and one count of Assault By Auto, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1c(1), a 4th degree crime. LEE is scheduled for a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on Wednesday, November 28, 2018.
Acting Prosecutor Calo states that the charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and would like to thank the Tenafly Police Department for its assistance in this investigation.