PATERSON — A Paterson man was sentenced to 24 years in prison for striking a pedestrian in 2007 with his SUV, and then leaving her to die in the backseat of his car, according to a report by NorthJersey.com. Melvin Rainey , 47, hit Joyce Foster, 48, of Paterson, on Thanksgiving in 2007 and placed her in the back...
A map view of Paterson, where a man left a local woman in his car to die after striking her with the vehicle.PATERSON — A Paterson man was sentenced to 24 years in prison for striking a pedestrian in 2007 with his SUV, and then leaving her to die in the backseat of his car, according to a report by NorthJersey.com.
Melvin Rainey , 47, hit Joyce Foster, 48, of Paterson, on Thanksgiving in 2007 and placed her in the back of his SUV where she later died. Medical experts say Foster was still alive at the time of the accident and could have survived if she received medical attention, said the report.
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