By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer
Sunday, September 15, 1991
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A 36-year-old borough woman was in critical condition at Hackensack Medical Center on Saturday following an accident in which a motorist drove onto a sidewalk and struck her and her two young daughters, officials said.
Francine Culver suffered extensive head and chest injuries in the accident, which occurred about 6:25 p.m. Friday, Bergen County Prosecutor John J. Fahy said. Her 3-year-old daughter suffered a broken leg and was being treated at the hospital. Another daughter, a 4-year-old, escaped with scrapes and bruises, Fahy said.
Michael Gass, 24, driver of the Ford Ranger that hit the Culvers, was released Saturday after posting 10 percent of his $20,000 bail in cash. Gass, of 52 Susquehanna Ave., Rochelle Park, was charged with reckless driving, driving while intoxicated, refusal to take a Breathalyzer test, assault with auto, and two counts of aggravated assault, Fahy said.
Culver and her children were walking south on Caesar Place, about 100 feet from Moonachie Road, the borough’s main thoroughfare, when the truck hit them. The vehicle stopped about 200 feet away and Gass walked back to the spot where Culver and her children were lying on the sidewalk, Fahy said.
Fahy said the case would be referred to a grand jury.
Keywords: MOONACHIE; MOTOR VEHICLE; ACCIDENT; VICTIM; ALCOHOL; ABUSE
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