South Fallsburg, NY – Brooklyn Man Indicted in Hit-N-Run

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    South Fallsburg, NY – A Brooklyn man has been indicted in a hit-and-run accident that resulted in the death of 50-year-old Julio Torres on July 4, (reported first here on Vos Iz Neias).

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    Michael R., 27, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in a death, a felony.
    Fallsburg police were called around 6 a.m. by a cyclist who spotted Torres’ body near Pantel Electric Warehouse.

    Michael was charged several hours later when police and state troopers found his car parked outside a home in South Fallsburg.


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    NY ATTORNEY
    NY ATTORNEY
    15 years ago

    This guy is such a nice fellow, I really feel bad for him and hope and daven he is aquitted.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Yes, he is a frum guy. The story happened a couple of weeks ago. This Julio Torres was lying in middle of the road, drunk. Mr. R. claims he thought he hit an animal as he didn’t see anything entering his path. I hope he is found not guilty at trial. People lying in middle the road are responsible for what natrually comes after that.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    #2 , How do you know he was lying in middle of the street? The driver claims to now have known he hit him.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    now should have read NOT

    ujm
    ujm
    15 years ago

    there must be anti-semitism going on over here. why would a nice frum man get in trouble for this? it was an accident, the other person was probably in al black and couldnt be seen.

    oy! the golus we are in!

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    I feel bad, but the excuse is lame even if u hit an animal you stop to see what happened.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    guys, be real. This guy might be innocent, but think how we would react if the story would’ve been the other way around…..

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    “People lying in middle the road are responsible for what natrually comes after that.”

    No one blames him for hitting him, it is the leaving the scene of an accident that is an issue. My guess is the guy freaked out and just drove off, what a mistake!

    exactly
    exactly
    15 years ago

    Michael R., 27, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in a death, a felony. that is what he is being charged guys be aware he is innocent but charched on a felony leaving the seen. huts sichel when you are involved in any accident.lack of education.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    -ujm

    What does leaving the scene of an accident have to do with anti-semitism?

    Even if he is innocent. A trial has too be held. Let’s all davin for him to have a Ksiva V’chasimah Tovah!!!

    hamavin yovin
    hamavin yovin
    15 years ago

    ujm Says:

    there must be anti-semitism going on over here. why would a nice frum man get in trouble for this? it was an accident, the other person was probably in al black and couldnt be seen.

    oy! the golus we are in!

    09-12-2008 – 10:21 AM

    =============================================

    So based on your logic if your son was dressed all BLACK and was crossing ocean parkay in brooklyn at night and was hit by a goy would u also say that it WAS ONLY AN ACCIDENT? Dont answer the question.

    Fallsburg Guest
    Fallsburg Guest
    15 years ago

    Poor guy.

    It was a tragic accident.

    He probably realized that he hit something but he might’ve freaked out and ran.

    Was it the right thing to do? No. Does he deserve to serve time for this? I don’t think so.

    I hope he takes a good lawyer and get’s off with a lesson.

    LoifNisht
    LoifNisht
    15 years ago

    You stop when something like that happens.

    Murray
    Murray
    15 years ago

    We must daven that He shouldn’t spend as much as a single day in jail. Every couple of weeks here in Fla. some miscreant sleeping on train tracks is killed. The engineers are Not being charged with anything, nor should they be. If some poor soul chooses to commit suicide in this manner, than whose fault is this?

    Fallsburg Guest
    Fallsburg Guest
    15 years ago

    Hamayvin Yovin

    If somebody would be staggering drunk all dressed in BLACK at night in middle of Ocean Parkway, it would be an accident EVEN IF THE VICTIM GD FORBID IS A YID!!!

    I don’t even understand what your stupid questio was to begin with.

    However, if the guy who drove the car would flee the scene that’s a whole other story.

    You should however understand Mr Mayvin, that Ocean Parkway is at night is no comparrison to the county roads of Sullivan county.

    Got it?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    how did the police catch em?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Can someone please let me a layman know what is the max and norman punishment for a felony.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Maybe L.P. can respond to this question

    miamiyid
    miamiyid
    15 years ago

    15 year to life

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    If you were driving late at night on a dark country road and hit something you thought was a dog,you also might not stop, walk back, check it out etc. That would be very dangerous. Mistake was he should have reported it via phone,especially if he didnt see what he hit.First offense;no criminal intent; he gets probation. and a fine.

    Criminal Lawyer
    Criminal Lawyer
    15 years ago

    He can either go to trial and claim no criminal intent,(leaving the scene of an accident does NOT apply to hitting an animal, if thats what he truly believed) or plea bargain for no jail, just probaton, fine, license suspension.

    Avi
    Avi
    15 years ago

    It was Erev Shabbos so he was in a rush to get to the bungalow. I know this Man and if you ever met him you would know its not possible that he knew that he had hit a man and let alone kill someone. He is a caring and very sincere yungerman who cares about everyone and everything. May Hashem save him from this uncalled for felony charge, may he get some community service and go back to normal life with his wife and kids.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Avi Says:

    comments – arrow It was Erev Shabbos so he was in a rush to get to the bungalow.

    So know we know it was not dark outside, no way he could not have seen him.

    The frum community is sick to the core. Is there ever a case when some of you said he deserves to be jailed, or punished. Or is jail openly for Goyim.

    Then again all this make sense in a way, you won’t even pursue a frum person who molest your own children

    Joseph Tomber
    Joseph Tomber
    15 years ago

    What hapened was while he hit that drunk man a piece of the front head light came off from his car and police traced it to his viehcle a half mile away,

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    It was Erev Shabbos so he was in a rush to get to the bungalow.

    Good now I can tell some of my friends if they are in a rush to go to Easter mass, just hit a few chussids they will understand you in a rush to go to religious service.

    Are you for real

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Mayvin is gurnisht kein mayvin.

    I’m surprised he didn’t turn this into a Rubashkin thread yet!

    Joseph
    Joseph
    15 years ago

    It was past midnight and he thought he hit an animal.

    Yoel
    Yoel
    15 years ago

    Very sad story what a racmunus on this man , im sure he dident mean to kill anyone. However he should have known better.

    Avi
    Avi
    15 years ago

    What i meant by “he was in a rush erev shabbos” was the reason that if he claimed he had hit an animal he wouldn’t even have cared to go and check the cars damage. killing a drunk who is lying down in middle of the curvy and hard to see ahead of you South Fallsburg streets and calling the man innocent and sweet hearted because that is the truth, is not the same as not going after a molester. Thats a pretty ridiculous comparison, the molesters should be locked up and kept away from our children.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Where doe say, Julio Torres was lying down drunk and wearying black how do you know this

    Oiberchochom
    Oiberchochom
    15 years ago

    OK let’s set this straight. This took place at night, approximately 1:00 am on his way home from shul. It probably was at

    thursday night so that could be called erev shabbos. Now as to how they caught him. There were chips of paint from his car on the body which the police removed. There is a police camera in the town of S Fallsburg which showed a car going thru at around that time from where they learned which model car it was. They then went to every colony in the area until they matched the paint to the car and bingo! Either he really thought he hit a deer or he drove away in a panic, who knows. He does.

    BloodyShame
    BloodyShame
    15 years ago

    he’s one hell of nice guy…may hashem untangle him from this bloody mess

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    He made a huge mistake, he confessed to the police the first minute.

    Should have let his attorney straighten the story.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    No one really know what happened and nowhere does it say the man was drunk or wearing black (I guess frum yiddin year bright yellow when they walk in the mountain roads) Why can’t people even except that a frum yid hit somebody by accident since it was a goy. It has to be the goys fault.

    It seems from many peoples comments that yiddin simply cannot do wrong. Accused of a crime-antisemitism evidence-planted. Now it has gone so far, that a yid cannot even hurt someone by accident, it must be the goys fault.

    Assume it was an accident and no ones fault not mr. Torress no the yids is that so hard for some.

    And I am ashamed that no one person feels bad rachmonos for Mr. Torress and or family, how do you know maybe he was a really good guy.

    If you do not care that a goy was hurt or dies why should the world give a *** when jews are in trouble, and if they do not help who can blame them. You do not care when a goy dies

    asken who knows diver
    asken who knows diver
    15 years ago

    The incident occurent around 1am at night on a dark & unlit country road in rain. Driver thought he hit animal (common ocurrance) and proceeded, like majority of drivers would have. In retrospect he should have stopped to see but I wonder if all those geniouses here who are soo quick to condemn him would have acted differently under equal conditions? He needs Rachmey Shomayim and deserves our Tfillos. I know him well, he is a super fellow, regardless of the case. Everybody errs at some time, including you silly posters who convict him without full knowledge of the truth.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Something which was NOT mentioned in any of the articles. The police only caught this guy because of video survaailence in the area which caught this on camera. This PROVES that the conditions were lit enough for it to be captured on camera.

    I feel bad for this guy because according to this information which was found on another news blog site this guy can sit for many years.

    I also find it hard to believe that he thought he hit a deer!

    Anyone that has hit a deer can tell you that when you hit one you will damn know because your car will be crushed.

    ChulentBloozer
    ChulentBloozer
    15 years ago

    Whether he stopped or not the unfortunate outcome is the same. They should be lenient because the guy was scared and not an intentional criminal.

    Enough
    Enough
    15 years ago

    Very sad. Many many years ago, a cat ran under my car and I did not get a chance to stop in time. I still remember the feeling of the car going over an obvious bump. Now, driving over a human being would most certainly cause a whopper of a bump.

    He should stayed, as unpleasant as it may seem.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    ANON 1:26

    “The police only caught this guy because of video survaailence in the area which caught this on camera. This PROVES that the conditions were lit enough for it to be captured on camera.

    “PROVES” nothing

    The camera is IN the Town where it is lit, the accident happened north of town in the dark

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Second, ever hear of night vision infrared cameras?