Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On December 2, 2023, Officer Nestico was involved in an on-duty motor vehicle accident at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and East 25th Street while operating unit #805. Nestico left the scene rather than rendering aid to possible injured occupants, and he failed to advise headquarters of the collision, failed to notify his sergeant, and failed to activate his body worn camera. The Paterson Police Department sustained a charge of leaving the scene of an accident and suspended him for 30 days.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On December 2, 2023, Officer Michael Nestico was involved in a motor vehicle accident while on duty at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and East 25th Street while utilizing unit #805. Once the accident occurred, Off. Nestico fled the scene of the accident instead of rendering aide to possible injured motorists/occupants/civilians. Off. Nestico also failed to advise Headquarters of his collision and that he would not make his last dispatch assignment. Off. Nestico also failed to notify his immediate Sergeant of his collision and failed to activate his body worn camera.
The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1251. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 226040, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩