Fire director struck three children two years ago
NEW BRUNSWICK -- The fire official who struck three children while driving a city-owned SUV nearly two years ago is being sued by the victims, mycentraljersey.com reported Tuesday.
Robert Rawls hit Jocelyn Pelaez, John Mejia and Arly Melquiadez as they walked home from school May 6, 2014. He pleaded guilty in August 2014 to a careless driving charge and was fined $206.
Rawls, who has served as fire director since 2006, had numerous violations, license suspensions as well as 19 accidents on his driving record at the time of the accident, according to published reports.
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Jocelyn Palaez cites that record in her suit, which names Rawls, the city and the school district as defendants. Arly Melquiadez and John Mejia had previously filed suit against Rawls and the city.
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