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I honestly cannot believe I am typing this but the case is finally moving forward after everything we endured and the authorities are finally looking at the evidence that was ignored for so long. It feels like a massive weight has lifted off our chests because we finally have the …

March 22, 2015

Answers for Gregory

Answers for Gregory

🏆 Won — 765 supporters Verified

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Started by Sandra Q 11 years, 9 months ago

Gregory Fredericks was a normal 23 year old young man who lived on James Drive in Mt. Arlington with his mother and grandmother. He was basically a good hearted kid, but occasionally did get into minor trouble. Gregory never hurt anyone and loved to hang with and help his friends and family. He is an only child and recently lost his father. His mother, Dianne, is asking for our help. Please take the time to read Gregory's story.......


In the late hours of Aug. 7th into the early hours of Aug. 8th, Gregory was in a terrible accident where he was left on the side of the road on James Drive, bleeding from his skull. Gregory had been out with a friend, Jessica, who claimed as she was driving him home, Gregory jumped out of her car while she was going 13 miles per hour. Jessica left him there, but later returned when Gregory's roommate forced her to go back and call 911. Gregory had no scrapes, bruising or road rash consistent with a jumping and rolling action. There was no blood splatter, but merely one large pool of blood where he was found.


The Mt. Arlington police arrived at the scene and tended to Gregory, but let Jessica go without asking her for a license, registration, insurance information, or performing a sobriety test, even after she admitted to drinking. Gregory was taken to Morristown Hospital where he was diagnosed with multiple skull fractures, severe head trauma, and had emergency brain surgery. He remains in an unresponsive coma on life support to this day, and is now 24.


Gregory is a good kid with a lot of potential that was merely going through a rough time. He recently lost his father. Things were not easy for Gregory but he was on his way to fixing up his own first apartment and new job. He just needed a little guidance and a chance to start fresh, but unfortunately, he may never get that chance.


The family has many questions. Here are just a few that haunt us:

Why was 911 called up to an hour and a half after Gregory and Jessica left the Bar that is 3/4 of a mile from where Gregory was found if they went straight home?

How could his injuries be so severe if Jessica was only traveling 13 miles per hour with a car that is very low to the ground?

Why was no sobriety test done when the 911 tapes revealed the operator said Jessica sounded intoxicated on the call?

Why was there no blood splatter, no road rash, no other injuries to Gregory other than up to 6 skull fractures toward the back and side of his head with associated brain injury?

With a fall so hard and devastating to cause his injuries, how did Gregory not bounce and land in a second spot? It is impossible to fall that hard a stay in the same location.


Gregory's injuries are not at all consistent with how the accident was described. This was substantiated by many of his physicians and medical staff who tended to him. Jessica is the only one who truly knows what happened to Gregory that awful night. Without the help of the authorities, we may never know. All our family wants is a proper investigation starting with a thorough interview with the only possible known witness, Jessica. Gregory cannot speak for himself but with your help, we can be his voice.

Even if you don't know Gregory, after reading this, we hope you will agree that something needs to be done to find the truth of what happened to him. It is heartbreaking for his family to see him this way and not understand why.


Please help us request a fair chance for Gregory by signing this petition for the Mt. Arlington police to re-open his case with a proper investigation and interviews with people associated with Gregory. We can only pray that Gregory will one day tell us what happened that horrible night, but until then please help us speak for him.


Updates

February 1, 2015

I just looked at the screen and saw 500 signatures which honestly feels surreal because I was worried nobody would pay attention to Gregory. It is just so loud in my head right now thinking about how these names actually represent people who care about what happened on James Drive. Thank you for not letting this just be another story that people scroll past.

Reached 500 supporters

January 31, 2015

Reached 100 supporters

January 28, 2015

364 Comments

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Gary
11 years ago Featured

To make this investigation impartial, Mt. Arlington should step aside and let the State Police take this case. If Mt. Arlington has nothing to hide, they won't mind doing that at all.

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Nicole
11 years ago Featured

This is so sad. I really have no words. No matter what problems someone has or a reputation a person has you don't really know someone until you actually get to know them. Greg is a great person with a huge heart. There was no need for this to happen. Prayers to him and his family.

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David Eisner
11 years ago Featured

i dont know why the family can't except the fact Greg may have jumped out of the car. Why does there need to be someone to blame? However i do think the mapd should have handled things better. Jess was wasted drunk and fidnt get a dui, i call bullshit. If that were me driving forget about it

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Beanie Kent
11 years ago Featured

this is a tragedy... I love Greg as a son.... even called me dad and on his Facebook as well.. we all want answers and above and beyond ....... for Greg to come back to us

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Ryan Gordon
11 years ago Featured

The information doesn't really seem to add up. Maybe the police aren't being fully upfront about what they found out. Either way, it deserves another looking at. So his family can have closure. Good luck.

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Gina Pappianne
11 years ago Featured

Being that I've seen first hand all this strong and amazing family has been through, justice must be served! No one should get away with something as terrible as this.

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Mom
1 year ago

I want to know the truth

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Melissa fisher
1 year ago

I hope this goes through my thought and prayers to the family