New Jersey police officer accused of fatally striking a pedestrian, taking the man's body home to discuss what to do, and then returning to the scene with the dead man in his back seat, a prosecutor says.
Louis Santiago allegedly hit the man, put the victim in his car, went home and discussed what to do, then returned to the scene.A New Jersey police officer is accused of fatally striking a pedestrian, taking the man's body home to discuss what to do, and then returning to the scene with the dead man in his back seat, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Santiago, who was off-duty, allegedly struck Damian Dymka, a 29-year-old nurse, while he was walking around 3 a.m. on the shoulder of the Garden State Parkway.nor his passenger, Albert Guzman, called 911 or rendered aid to Dymka after he was struck, the prosecutor’s office said. Louis Santiago eventually went back to the scene, and his father, who is a Newark police lieutenant, called 911, officials said.Louis Santiago is charged with reckless vehicular homicide, desecrating human remains, tampering with physical evidence and other charges that include official misconduct, officials said.
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