Bensalem Hit-And-Run Suspect Caught By NJ Police

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —A South Brunswick (N.J.) police officer is being credited with capturing a man who authorities said seriously injured a pedestrian crossing Street Road in late January.

Just before midnight on Jan. 12, a 37-year-old man was crossing Street Road when he was struck by a red pickup truck that fled the scene.

The victim was hospitalized with broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a fractured spine, authorities said.

At the time of the crash, video from the area showed the vehicle that struck the victim was a red
Ford-150 extended cab with New Jersey plate L23RZD. A check of DMV records showed there
was no record of that plate in the system.

At 10:28 a.m. on Jan. 28, South Brunswick Police Officer Matthew Hagood was on patrol on Route 1 when he observed a red pickup truck drive by him.

The patrol car’s Axon automatic license plate reader automatically hit on the license plate L23RZD.

Hagood was alerted that the vehicle was a felony vehicle wanted by Bensalem Police.

A motor vehicle stop was conducted and the driver was identified as Luke Gendusi, 18, of South
Brunswick, N.J.

Bensalem Police continued their investigation and last week charged Gendusi in connection with
the hit-n-run.

Bensalem Police charged Gendusi with an Accident Involving Death or Personal Injury (Felony 3), Recklessly Endangering Another Person (Misdemeanor 2), Tampering with Evidence (Misdemeanor 2), and numerous motor vehicle offenses under Pennsylvania law.

He was released after posting bail.

“It is solid police work by the officers in Bensalem Police Department and Officer Hagood that led to this arrest," South Brunswick Chief Raymond Hayducka . It is the day-to-day police work that often goes unnoticed that solved this case. Excellent work by all.”