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Atlantic County Prosecutors Office P.O. Box 2002 4997 Unami Boulevard, Suite 2Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Phone: (609)-909-7800 Fax: (609)-909-7802

ATLANTIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE4997 Unami Boulevard, Mays Landing, NJ 08330

James P. McClainActing Prosecutor

NEWS RELEASEFor immediate release For further information contact:Feb. 20, 2013 Haleigh Walz (609)-909-78812 Page (s)

MAYS LANDING A Galloway man has been indicted for leaving the scene of a fatalaccident that claimed the life of an Atlantic City man last summer, acting Atlantic County

Prosecutor Jim McClain announced.

Yesterday afternoon, an Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Leo Strazzeri, 42, forsecond-degree leaving the scene of a fatal accident in connection with a hit-and-run thatleft 45-year-old Daniel Tavarez dead.

On the evening of July 9, 2012, a vehicle driven by Strazzeri struck and killed Tavarez,who was crossing the crosswalk at the intersection of Route 30 and PennsylvaniaAvenue in a motorized wheelchair. After striking the victim, Strazzeri fled the scene ofthe accident.

The Atlantic City Police Department and the Atlantic County Prosecutors Office FatalCollisions Unit responded to the scene. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.An autopsy later certified the cause of death as multiple traumatic injuries.

Police subsequently located the vehicle Strazzeri was driving unoccupied in AtlanticCity.

Strazzeri was issued multiple Title 39 summons (motor vehicle violations) including;leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident, careless driving, failure toexhibit a drivers license, failure to exhibit registration, uninsured motorist and recklessdriving.

Following an investigation conducted by the Prosecutors Office Fatal Collisions Unitand the Atlantic City Police Department Accident Bureau, acting Prosecutor McClainauthorized criminally charging Strazzeri with second-degree leaving the scene of a fatalaccident.

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Atlantic County Prosecutors Office P.O. Box 2002 4997 Unami Boulevard, Suite 2Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Phone: (609)-909-7800 Fax: (609)-909-7802

On July 19, 2012, Strazzeri was taken into custody and lodged at the Atlantic CountyJustice Facility on $50,000 bail.

Second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal accident carries a five to 10 year New

Jersey State Prison sentence and up to $150,000 in fines.

***The indictment is merely an accusation and not proof of guilt. In all criminalcases, an indicted defendant is presumed innocent unless and until provenguilty.

Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the AtlanticCounty Prosecutors Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutors Office Website at http://www.acpo.org/tips.html and provide information by filling out theform anonymously on the Submit a Tip page. People can also call Crime Stoppersat 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at

http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards forinformation leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes inAtlantic County.