New Jersey.com – by KIM LUEDDEKE
Authorities have arrested a driver suspected of running over two brothers in North Bergen and leaving the scene, according to a media advisory from Hudson County Sheriff Frank X. Schillari on Friday.
One of the brothers, 20-year-old Michael Viruet, has since died, according to family members.
Schillari will announce the arrest at an 11 a.m. press conference today, the release stated.
The press conference will be held at the Hudson County Plaza. Schillari will be joined by members of the North Bergen Police Department, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service, as well as North Bergen Mayor Nicholas J. Sacco and other local officials.
Viruet and his 11-year-old brother Adrian, both of Union City, had just seen a movie and were walking toward a pedestrian bridge on Nov. 14 when they were hit by a SUV that jumped a curb. The driver then took off.
Both brothers were seriously injured in the crash and Michael Viruet’s right leg had to be amputated.
Police have been searching for the suspected driver, identified as Rogelio Chavix-Tacen, who was last seen in Fairview.
Authorities said he had purchased tickets to return to his native Guatemala but never boarded the plane.
Email: lueddeke@northjersey.com The Associated Press contributed to this report.