Jersey City Councilor Amy DeGise has faced calls to resign over the alleged July 19 hit-and-run in which she allegedly drove into a bicyclist who ran a red light. She left the scene and did not report the crash until six hours later, prompting some residents to question why she did not stop at the time and waited hours to go to the police. The crash was captured by CCTV footage reported by the Hudson County View, but De Gise has resisted calls to resign.

One Jersey City resident used Halloween decor to make their point that DeGise should resign. They decorated the outside of the home with cutouts of DeGise appearing to drive into a biker—with the victim flung into the air.

Ayla Schermer, posted video of the Halloween decor to Twitter, captioning it the “scariest Halloween decor in #JerseyCity, hands down #ResignDeGise.”

Ultimately, the bicyclist, later identified as Andrew Black, did not suffer serious injuries from the crash and was able to get up and walk off the street, according to the CCTV footage.

DeGise spokesperson Phil Swibinski told the Hudson County View in July the councilwoman has “no intention of walking away from the commitment she made to serve the people of Jersey City.”

“She would very much like to address this situation more comprehensively, but there is a legal process that must play out first and she will not be making any additional public comment at this time. As she has said previously, she is thankful that no one was seriously injured and she fully intends to speak out more when the legal process is concluded. She will continue working hard to serve the people who elected her, just as she has since she was inaugurated in January,” he said.

DeGise later faced more controversy after body camera footage was released of her pleading with a police officer to not tow her car for having a registration that expired in 2019.

In the November 2021 video, DeGise is seen pleading with an officer to not tow her car, noting that her registration may have been lost in the mail. She also said she has a family member who is a police officer and that she received the endorsement of local police in her council run.

“I was endorsed by the police in Jersey City, I’m a councilwoman,” she said. She also called John Allen, who works with Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla, according to the video reported by the Hudson County View.

Residents—led by local progressives—held a rally in July calling for her resignation, according to the Hudson Reporter.

“I’m not here seeking out a vendetta, I’m not out here seeking any of that,” Black said at the rally, according to the Reporter. “All I’m seeking is justice, and how we get justice is right here today, look at us.”

Newsweek reached out to DeGise’s office for comment.