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Jesse Garcia-Mercado, 25, of Jersey City, New Jersey surrendered to the Stratford Police Department on Saturday, Oct. 5, as the result of a warrant for his involvement in a serious accident on the River Road in Stratford on July 20, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti.
Following the crash, investigators determined that Garcia–Mercado drove recklessly and caused the two-car crash which resulted in multiple injuries, Eannotti said.
Garcia-Mercado was charged with five counts of assault first-degree, four counts of assault three-third-degree, risk of injury to a minor, reckless driving, following too closely, and four counts of failure to wear a seatbelt.
He is being held on a $100,000 court issued bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, Oct. 18.
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