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Brandon Moore pleaded guilty in September to vehicular homicide and assault by auto in connection with the Dec. 8 incident in Burlington County, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said.
Moore lost control of his Dodge Charger while driving aggressively and pursuing a Jeep Grand Cherokee being driven by Jonathan Ramos, 29, of Philadelphia, Coffina said.
Ramos and Moore were heading west toward the bridge and, after exiting the toll booth, began speeding across the span, Coffina said. Both vehicles exceeded 100 mph during the chase on the narrow bridge, the prosecutor said.
Police responding to the scene around 7 p.m. found a heavily damaged Honda Civic and discovered that the driver had been killed by the collision. The victim was identified as Gerardo Francisco Perez Martinez, 35, of Camden, the prosecutor said.
Bridge surveillance video and witness statements concluded that Moore struck the passenger side of Ramos’s vehicle, which forced his SUV into the oncoming lane and led to the fatal collision with Martinez.
Multiple motorists were taken to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden for treatment.
The investigation determined that Moore reached a top speed of 112 mph, and Ramos at one point was traveling at 106 mph. The posted speed on the bridge is 45 mph.
Ramos pleaded guilty in July to leaving the scene of a fatal accident, as well as traffic summonses for speeding and driving with a suspended license, Coffina said. He was sentenced to six years in a NJ prison last month.
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