NJ Man Charged In Hit-And-Run In Bensalem

BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —After a three-month investigation, a Trenton, N.J. man has been charged in the June hit-and-run accident that left a pedestrian with serious injuries.

The Bensalem Township Police Department said that Jacques Mamy, 38, of Trenton, N.J., surrendered to police Thursday and was charged with accidents involving death or personal injury and duty to give information and render aid.

He was arraigned by District Justice Joseph Falcone and was released on his own recognizance on $200,000 unsecured bail.

On June 10 at 9 p.m., Bensalem Police responded to a hit-and-run crash on northbound Route 1 in the area of the Neshaminy Interplex.

They found a pedestrian unresponsive in the roadway. He was transported to the hospital with serious injuries to his head, face, arms, ribs, and spine, police said.

The driver of the striking vehicle got out of his car, looked at the victim, then fled the scene northbound on Route 1, police said.

Investigators spent months pouring over surveillance video and license plate readers when they discovered that the white Hyundai had a temporary PA registration.

An investigation into the registration info revealed that a police department in New Jersey conducted a traffic stop on the same vehicle a few days prior to the hit-and-run crash.

During that traffic stop, the driver of the vehicle was identified as Mamy.

Investigators entered the vehicle into the National Crime Information Center(NCIC) and on Aug. 6.

Trenton Police located the 2011 Hyundai Sonata and secured it for evidentiary purposes. Upon executing a search warrant on the vehicle, damage was found that was consistent with striking a pedestrian.

Numerous other search warrants were executed on the ride-share company and cellular phone data.

The search warrants showed that Mamy had three ride-share jobs on June 10, and was in the area of the crash at the time the pedestrian was struck.

Investigators then went to Mamy's home, where he admitted to being the driver.