indicted US senator Bob Menendez and his wife are facing new scrutiny tonight as the New Jersey attorney general's office opens an inquiry into naden menendez's fatal 2018 car crash State officials reportedly seized records Thursday from Burgen county law enforcement agencies that's where the crash occurred to review whether the investigation was handled properly newly revealed police records first reported by the Bergen Record detail an accident where menendez's then girlfriend struck and killed a pedestrian along a main road in bagoda she was then released by police found non at fault without a summon or a sobriety test the accident was mentioned in the indictment against Menendez his wife and three New Jersey businessmen as the reason behind the bribe to give the couple a new mercedesbenz in exchange for political favors senior correspondent Brenda Flanigan reports on East Main and bota surveillance cameras catch a black Mercedes as it hits and kills a pedestrian getting out of a car and attempting to cross the street the Ben stops the driver nen arcanian was dating Jersey senior senator Bob Mendez but nobody knew on that December night almost 5 years ago that the couple would later marry and eventually face charges of bribery fraud and extortion back then police question Arslanian who refused to surrender her cell phone I just want to confirm that you do not want to give me your phone correct yeah okay and that's your statement that you were driving this way the guy came from this way and he ran into your vehicle he jumped on my windshield okay the man killed was rich Coupe and his body blew a hole in arsenian car windshield according to the recent Federal indictment she sent multiple text messages to one of the codefendants about her lack of a car 3 months later arsenian got a brand new Benz worth $60,000 the recent indictment charges as a bribe in return for Senator Menendez trying to disrupt a state criminal investigation by New Jersey attorney general's office now the AG is reexamining those events including the accident details are emerging after years of questions I I was so obsessed with it for for days and days and days kept googleing and the accident nothing laugh coup's friend Michelle Mayo owns the Cozy Tavern and had set up a collection box for his family Coupe was popular around town a divorced dad with a teenage son he loved Sports and playing darts both The Tavern and vitali's Restaurant put a plaqu in his memory he's a great guy everybody misses him it's just a shame how it happened his life was taken away but they're also angry over what they see on the police body cam if we can clear you from any any wrongdoing I want to get you home and comfortable and not here anymore and watching the video it's just feels like it's not fair the way she just the lady just walked away and just basic said go home and get comfortable you know that's what gets me sad she was treated like a queen police didn't test her for drugs or alcohol and their reports determined that Miss Arslanian was not at fault in this crash Mr Coupe was jaywalking and did not cross the street at an intersection or in a marked crosswalk legal experts say It's Not Unusual for police to forego a breathalyzer test if there's no obvious impairment coup's friends want it looked into it's not going to bring back rich but but it'll be Justice will be done for him the New York Post today reported that after the accident a retired chief of detectives from the Bergen County prosecutor's office arrived to escort arlenian home Senator Menendez when asked about the incident told reporters that was a tragic accident and um um obviously uh we think of the family friends and family of Rich Cooper also thinking about getting to the truth I'm Brenda Flanigan NJ Spotlight News [Music]