Jersey City Councilwoman Amy DeGise is facing calls to resign after hitting a bicyclist on July 19 and driving away without checking on the victim.
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No one did anything …. Had to be america
Who da f&$@ does she think she is????
Another elected official hard at work🤦♂️
Yes cyclists at fault too,?think they can just run with the breeze, but driver should have stopped.
none of these videos or articles mention her political party hmm wonder why.
Anyone else would be in jail but she’s a council woman…
They’re both at fault for the accident but hit and run is worst
Wow she wasn’t even at fault if she just would have stopped, the cyclist ran the red light. Definitely understandable she’s in trouble…
He was lucky by a split second. She hit the back tire. By law you have to stop and render aid even if you hit a pet.
He crossed a red light
This is proof that politicians seem to think that they can get away with murder if they wanted to. This proves that how easily a person can be corrupted when they are given the opportunity to be in a public office.
I call this masterpiece “Two Idiots Meet”
That could have been worse. Like a lot worse. The cyclist got what he had coming for running the light, and the driver will soon get what she deserves. Hit and Run is not a misdemeanor. I wish people were smarter. This entire thing is stupid X2.
All the leftist point out that the cyclists ran the red light but ignore that the driver of the SUV left the scene , a FELONY ! Nice try leftist!!!! Lets see a possible misdemeanor or a felony , not to mention the lack of humanity to at least see if the cyclists was ok ! What’s wrong with society today ?
I get it, but not even reporting it….wow
Lol, she hit a “deer”
That’s just ah Jersey thing
Just stop; it can only get worse if you don’t. Well, you’ll see later. Oh, and a big FU to the cyclist for running the light.
Isn’t that hit and run? Or is it the same as failure to report the accident?
I was arrested for a felony for tapping a vehicle while backing out of a parking space. No injuries and no damage but was arrested for hit and run because I didn’t I’ve the person my name and information when I got out of my car to check on the damage. I even took photos of the front to prove there had been no damage. Still convicted of hit and run. There is no Busch in America. Where is the felony hit and run charge?
OMG
That councilwoman should lose her job, get prosecuted, locked and fined to the fullest extent of the law.
That bicyclist should sue her and her insurance company into bankruptcy.
The insurance minded will always seek blame before care.
oh how lucky he was wow
I hate cyclists too
good these cyclists thinks they have the right of way even the lights are red!!!!
Amy DeGise,” I was having my nails done that day” “somebody stole my SUV and I reported it to police”
Cyclist need to get off the streets. Go to the park not the streets stop trying to fool yourself
Both are in the wrong position, but the cyclist caused it in the first place. Imagine if the cyclist followed the traffic light, things would go differently
Lol she is a Democrat that is why she took off.What did you expect when you voted for them.lol.
This stuff cannot be forgotten, this person is representing the public. Wtf!!
Yo if that was anyone else they would get big charges
The cyclist was totally in the wrong here. Hard for me to have any sympathy for these idiots. She should have stopped though.
Don’t worry! Amy will get a sweet heart deal from the DA, that’s how this works.
Women Can’t Drive
Cyclist deserved it they always do.
Hope the cyclist is okay and didn’t sustain serious injuries! Lock that councilwoman up!
Hispanic city council woman I see.
the great woke movement going in America will protect the car driver, expect alot more to happen
Cyclist ran a red ligjt.
“The corporate press is factual but not truthful.” – Michael Malice
*”I AM ABOVE THE LAW!”*
Jail
Welp, she won’t be getting his vote.
failure to STOP, yield and look …
three stikes you’re out !
a BROKEN femur would have been more suitable …
so he doesn’t do it again!
Cyclist at fault.
A Democrat leaving the scene of an accident. You don’t say.
The cyclist must have been smoking some of that good Jersey City weed.
You can tell a horrible neighborhood when nobody goes to you and asks if you are OK after being struck by a car.
They tracked this democrat councilwoman QUICKLY.
Did she run the red light?
It was a red light so the biker was wrong but she was wrong for driving away and not stopping
The light was red when the biker road thru she wasn’t paying attention to the light the car had the right away it was the bikes fault alot of these college kids walk the streets and ride on these cities bikes with there eyes closed in the days like zombies like there brains were fried from school work it’s sad but they walk into walls and have no common sense du hu
dang… when people think laws don’t apply to them… bike shouldn’t have gone and car needed to stop. honestly, I would have stopped, yelled at the cyclist for 15 seconds then helped them out. and stuck around to make sure police knew that crazy cyclist ran the light
bicyclists need to be licensed to use the road, and be insured, too. if I have to have insurance and get a license and training to use the roads in my vehicle, the cyclist should be held to a higher standard as they are super vulnerable out there on the street.
Sorry but I would argue that the person driving the 2 ton killing machine be held to a higher standard…. But that’s just me 😆
Why people never look before crossing red light dude come on 😆
What about a hit and run felony???
She straight hit her and kept right on going. Jail time and hit and run. What is her malfunction. A council woman. Doesn’t matter if she was paying attention she could of avoided the collision. Thank God everyone was OK. Hit and run is a felony doesn’t matter what caused it, stop and render aid.
The cyclist ran the red light.
Looks like the cyclist did not notice the red light. Was he a tourist?
He ran a red light!!! Team councilwoman period.
I guess he didn’t vote for her
I’m an ex felon and I would never do something like that ..I definitely would’ve stop to see if he was ok ..and to pay for the scratches on my car
The cyclist is 100 pct at fault. However, the auto driver fled the scene. I suspect it was a happy hour kind of thing, and she didn’t want to get tested with a breathalyzer.
1.
She had the right of way
And that bicycle was in wrong.
2. She should be held accountable as same as average citizen and should be arrested for fleeing an accident
Having right-of-way doesn’t entitle you to hit & run. And a green light is not a get of of jail free card…….regardless of the cyclist’s stupidity.
Cyclists always doing stupid crap on ghe street then wonder why. Nvm
First and foremost, who had the light?
Appears………no it clearly shows her hitting a bicycle and rider then leave. I’ve seen the long versions of this video and she does not come back. so change the title to “Video shows N.J. Councilwoman Drive Away After Hitting Cyclist”. Better yet change it to reflect what it really is….. Hit and Run.
That light was still yellow
Well kinda look that rider had a red light yeah?
Dont forget your traffic signals
Red rover red rover can yellow come over
This is so heavy. This guy could die and she is just driving. There are people that should not be on this planet. Making the world worst.
https://youtu.be/PMScVoNdZfI
“Video appears to show councilwoman drive away after hitting cyclist”… It doesn’t appear to show anything… It simply does show. Neither party was in the right. Cyclist played a stupid game, but there is never an excuse for driving away after full on hitting someone.
I love the new rules in America like if you see somebody driving and they’re in the wrong you can intentionally bulldoze right into them don’t even think about hitting the brakes and then blame them. they’re fault they shouldn’t have been forced to drive-in to you.and now I gotta Sue, so smart… You think I’m kidding I wasn’t even moving in and a Walmart parking lot when I truck towing a boat slammed right to the side of my car and they said it was my fault for being completely stopped and seeing it. white power.. The cops gave the boat Driver was at fault and he had geico I had Bristol West my insurance company lit geico say, Say it was my fault cause I was distracted Because I was on the phone hands free… 😆 So my insurance company took their insurance company word for it..
Sorry sir there was a red light https://youtu.be/pu523TrIMpg
Cyclist blew a red light, plus there is that car parked OVER the crosswalk acting as a blindspot. A lot of us would have hit him. Personally narrow streets like this make me paranoid but after driving all day I’m the city, who knows. Could happen to anyone. Thankfully the dude wasn’t killed.
That being said she shouldn’t have fled the scene, especially as a councilwoman
Once again we’re electing the wrong people to represent us or is this a true representation of us?
https://youtu.be/ixW6UUzsCFA
https://youtu.be/LUhEvyPnAH4
She should have stopped like most believe .But I also do not feel sorry for the person on the bike .They just are in the middle of a street acting like everyone in a car should stop or pull over like they on the bike are a ambulance .She would of hit the person regardless even if she jammed on the breaks .But should have .Seems she was more worried about her career .Then stopping . People all make mistakes .She made one not stopping and the person on the bike also . But she will pay more for it .Then the person who got up and caused the problem. The person on the bike will most likely sue .And go buy a house .
I’m an avid cyclist. The person deserved to get hit. You ride on the streets you follow traffic laws. But the person driving the vehicle should have stopped
As a use-to-be cyclist in NYC I too would ride through lights, but unlike him I would continue to look both ways because I knew I was in the wrong and a car could still be coming from any direction. She should have stopped because now his lawyers will argue she was at partially at fault and squeeze big money out of her.
https://youtu.be/Ao8cGLIMtvg fleeing an accident superceded the red light?
https://youtu.be/xFk3O8jNmTI
https://youtu.be/1BgajNI3UTs
https://youtu.be/7Ei1PiJb1sI
https://youtu.be/zCrF9TPeF8k wheres my court appointed my names neil
https://youtu.be/B3L2xd5lNrw
Unbelievable! An arrest and a jail sentences in order. What kind of person does this? The cyclist was clearly well across the intersection. The Vehicle should have been able to stop. Regardless of fault, what kind of person hits someone an leaves them there with no help?
Councilwoman will only be given a warning citation. “I was gonna stop but I saw her get up and walk to the sidewalk which means biker’s okay” she’ll say.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ICIPZWDEOEg?feature=share
Why didn’t she call 911? That was dumb considering the cyclist jumped the red light.
Clearly the cyclist ran the light. Oh well🤷🏾♂️
I’ve noticed Bicyclist feel so privileged that they would whether ride in the street and not crosswalk. Anyways the car should have stopped
The cyclist ran a red light.