Man charged in fatal hit-and-run in Lyndhurst, New Jersey
LYNDHURST, New Jersey (WABC) -- A Kearny man has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run in Lyndhurst that killed a 57-year-old man.
On Friday, police arrested Steveen Novillo-Cabrera, 29, of Kearny, in the hit-and-run that left George Arnold dead.
Lyndhurst police responded to a 911 call around 9:50 p.m. Thursday for a report of a car accident on Ridge Road near Milton Avenue.
Officers determined the driver had fled, and Arnold was pronounced dead at the scene.
Friends are remembering Arnold as a nice guy and a low-key fixture around Rutherford -- which is where he grew up. He lived and hung out in Lyndhurst.
"He worked at Steve's Sizzling Steaks so whenever I went there he would hook me up with a extra little french fries and stuff. He was just a sweetheart," said friend Michele Siano.
A witness who asked not to be identified happened to be driving by and jumped out of his car. He said he held Arnold's hand as he took his last breath.
''I just told him that...help was on the way and that he was gonna be alright and that he wasn't alone," the witness said.
Ring camera footage obtained from a nearby business shows the police response, and one person described to Eyewitness News what they saw as officers arrived on scene.
The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the Lyndhurst Police Department are both investigating.
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