Council woman sends Uber Eats biker flying in air in shocking hit-and-run caught on CCTV
dailystar.co.ukUber Eats rider with her car and sped away.Amy DeGise, a member of the Jersey City council, reportedly slammed into Andrew Black with her vehicle in the video that was captured around 8am on July 19.The impact caused 29-year-old bloke to go flying over the car bonnet before falling to the ground as she drove away from the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Forrest Street in a Nissan Rogue.READ MORE: Nine-year-old girl stabbed to death in 'utter tragedy' named by policeThankfully, the cyclist didn't sustain any major injuries but has spoken to the media about his disgust at the council woman who failed to handle the incident properly.Mr Black said: "I look left, suddenly I just hear ‘Ba[m].’ I get hit.
I roll over and I’m in such pain.“Someone of prestige [who is] demanding to uphold and clean our streets or whatever they’re calling it… can’t even do it themselves.
It really upset me.” However, the footage also showed that Black rode his bike over the intersection through a red light at the time of the crash, meaning the lawmaker had the right of way, the New Jersey Globe reports.
But DeGise was later issued a summons for leaving the scene of an accident and failing to report it. More than 1,550 people have signed a Change.org petition calling for the council woman’s resignation by Thursday (July 29).
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