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Unlicensed Driver Pleads Guilty In 108 MPH DWI Crash That Killed Paterson Teen Unlicensed Driver Pleads Guilty In 108 MPH DWI Crash That Killed Paterson Teen
Unlicensed Driver Pleads Guilty In 108 MPH DWI Crash That Killed Paterson Teen An unlicensed driver involved in a high-speed DWI crash in Paterson that killed an 17-year-old passenger pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide rather than face trial, authorities said. Lawan A. Henry, 23, of Paterson will be eligible for parole in a little over 7½ years under a plea bargain reached with prosecutors. Henry admitted Monday in Superior Court in Paterson that he was driving 108 miles an hour when his 2008 Cadillac CTS slammed into several unoccupied vehicles on Broadway between East 30th and East 29th streets shortly before 4 a.m. last Nov. 15, they said. In the sedan with Henr…

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DWI Paterson Driver Who Killed Friend And Ran Indicted DWI Paterson Driver Who Killed Friend And Ran Indicted
DWI Paterson Driver Who Killed Friend And Ran Indicted An unlicensed Paterson driver who was drunk when he bailed out and ran after a crash that killed an 18-year-old passenger was indicted on a host of charges, authorities said. Lawan A. Henry, 23, has remained held in the Passaic County Jail since his arrest following the 4 a.m. crash last Nov. 15. Henry was driving a 2008 Cadillac CTS that slammed into several unoccupied vehicles on Broadway between East 30th and East 29th streets. In the sedan with Henry were three passengers, including Paterson resident Xavier Ortiz, who was pronounced dead at the scene a half-hour or so later. Two other…

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Paterson Driver Charged With DWI Death Of Passenger, 18, In Crash Paterson Driver Charged With DWI Death Of Passenger, 18, In Crash
Paterson Driver Charged With DWI Death Of Passenger, 18, In Crash An unlicensed driver was charged with a predawn DWI crash in Paterson that killed an 18-year-old passenger over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Lawan A. Henry, 23, of Paterson was driving a 2008 Cadillac CTS that slammed into several unoccupied vehicles on Broadway between East 30th and East 29th streets shortly before 4 a.m., they said. In the sedan with Henry were three passengers, including city resident Xavier Ortiz, who was pronounced dead at the scene a little more than a half-hour later. The other two passengers remained hospitalized with serious injuries at St. Joseph’s Regio…

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by Jerry DeMarco