http://www.nj.com/newsflash/jersey/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?j0201_BC_NJ--Torricelli-Ticket&&news&newsflash-newjerseyWEST AMWELL, N.J. (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli was found guilty Thursday of leaving the scene of a parking lot fender-bender accident last summer.
Torricelli was fined $200 and his driver's license was suspended for six months, although he has 20 days to appeal before the suspension takes effect. Torricelli attorney Jeffrey Weinstein said an appeal would be filed.
A municipal court judge ruled that the former Democratic U.S. Senator was behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle when it bumped into another car in a small-town grocery store parking lot.
Torricelli, 52, of Delaware Township, denied that he was driving the SUV. His ex-wife, Susan Holloway, testified that she was driving at the time of the accident and that Torricelli was a passenger in the vehicle.