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PASSAIC, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — An allegedly unlicensed driver from Passaic, New Jersey was arrested and charged after a teenager on a scooter was struck by a car and seriously injured, police said Sunday.
Abel Perez-Perez, 51, was arrested at the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office in Totowa after the Saturday night crash.
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(credit: Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office)
According to police, Perez-Perez was behind the wheel of a Nissan Rogue traveling on Main Avenue in Passaic around 8:35 p.m. The Rogue hit a 13-year-old boy who was riding a scooter.
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The boy was taken to the hospital with serious bodily injuries and is listed in stable condition, police said.
Perez-Perez faces up to 18 months in prison if convicted for driving without a license and causing serious bodily injury, police said.
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Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office’s tip line at 1-877-370-7276 (PCPO) or the Passaic Police Department at 973-365-3900.
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