New Jersey: Newark Officer Louis Santiago Hit Pedestrian Damian Z. Dymka With His Car, Then Took the Body Home

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Newark Officer Hit a Pedestrian With His Car, Then Took the Body Home, Prosecutors Say

25 November 2021

A Newark police officer has been charged with reckless vehicular homicide after prosecutors said he hit a pedestrian with his personal car and briefly took the body home, where he discussed what to do with it with his mother. The Newark Police Department officer, Louis Santiago, was off duty on Nov. 1 when his Honda Accord drifted into the northbound shoulder of the Garden State Parkway around 3 a.m., the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release on Wednesday. His car struck Damian Z. Dymka, 29, a nurse from Bergen County. Neither Mr. Santiago nor the passenger in ...

Newark Officer Hit a Pedestrian With His Car, Then Took the Body Home, Prosecutors Say

Louis Santiago was charged with reckless vehicular homicide after being accused of hitting a man on the Garden State Parkway. Instead of calling 911, the off-duty Newark police officer took the victim to his home.

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New Jersey Cop Facing Charges After Hitting A Man With His Car And Driving His Body To His Mom's House

7 December 2021

There's something different about being a cop. The training, the atmosphere, the culture… all of it leads to officers handling crime differently than regular people. Even when they're the ones committing it. A normal person doesn't do the things Newark police officer L[o]uis Santiago did. While driving on the Garden State Parkway, Santiago struck and killed 29-year-old Damian Dymka. This is what Officer Santiago (who was off-duty and in his own vehicle) -- with all his training, expertise, and knowledge of applicable laws -- did next: After striking Dymka, who was a nurse, neither Santiago or his passenger, Albert Guzman, ...

New Jersey Cop Facing Charges After Hitting A Man With His Car And Driving His Body To His Mom's House

There's something different about being a cop. The training, the atmosphere, the culture… all of it leads to officers handling crime differently than regular people. Even when they're the ones committing it. A normal person...

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