A councilwoman in a New Jersey city is facing calls for her resignation after she allegedly struck a bicyclist with her SUV but never even slowed down to help, in an incident that was caught on camera
"The word I use is horrified, that’s how I felt watching the video," said Solomon."She's an elected official and we have to hold ourselves to a higher standard and that’s why I think she should resign."
No one answered the door at DeGise's apartment on Thursday. She has been charged with failure to report the accident and leaving the scene. The president of Safe Streets JC, Jimmy Lee, said what happened is criminal and inhumane — but isn't the first time they've seen such things happen recently. "We experienced two hit and runs back in November and the people in both cases were still alive but later died because they weren't able to get help in time," Lee said.
He said that Vision Zero safety efforts have worked to make Jersey City streets safer, but the recent incident is a setback.Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop has been quoted as saying the incident was a terrible mistake but stopped short of calling on DeGise to resign. He did not respond to multiple requests for an interview.
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