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Councilwoman DeGise pleads guilty to leaving accident scene

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Jersey City councilwoman gets fined $5,000 and driver’s license suspended for a year

On Tuesday, Jersey City Councilwoman Amy DeGise pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident. She will be fined $5,000 and her license will be suspended for one year. The car that DeGise was driving collided with a bicyclist in Jersey City on July 19. DeGise did not stop and did not report the collision until several hours later.

01/24/2023

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