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Trenton Woman Sentenced In Crash That Killed Police Officer: Prosecutor Trenton Woman Sentenced In Crash That Killed Police Officer: Prosecutor
Trenton Woman Sentenced In Crash That Killed Police Officer: Prosecutor A 31-year-old woman from Trenton has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for a crash that killed a New Jersey Human Services Department police officer, authorities said. Taquaysha M. Bell, 31, was sentenced Thursday, July 13 for the June 19, 2020 vehicular homicide in which 53-year-old  Michael Luko, Sr. was killed while off-duty, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Luko was driving home from work at the time of the head-on crash. Bell was driving west on the White Horse Pike in Mays Landing. Bell was also sentenced to five years New Jersey S…

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by Jon Craig
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Release Revoked For Woman Indicted In Crash That Killed Off-Duty Police Officer: Prosecutor Release Revoked For Woman Indicted In Crash That Killed Off-Duty Police Officer: Prosecutor
Release Revoked For Woman Indicted In Crash That Killed Off-Duty Police Officer: Prosecutor Judge Dorothy Incarvito-Garrabrant revoked the release of a woman who was involved in the June 19, 2020, crash that killed off-duty New Jersey Human Services Police Officer, Michael Luko Sr., authorities said. Taquaysha Bell, 30, of Trenton, had been indicted for vehicular homicide and assault by auto while DWI. On Dec. 21, 2021, Bell was released from jail with conditions pending trial over the State’s objection.  On Aug. 19, Bell was involved in another motor vehicle accident in Trenton where she injured a bicyclist and left the scene, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's O…

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad
NJ Police Officer Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Driving Home From Work Mourned As Great Dad A 53-year-old police officer died on his way home from work when another driver crossed into his lane and hit his car head-on in Mays Landing, authorities said. Taquaysha Bell, 28, of Trenton, was heading westbound on the White Horse Pike in a  2010 Chevy Silverado when she crossed into the eastbound lane near Moss Mill Road, hitting a 2003 Honda Civic around 11:05 p.m., Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner said. The Civic driver, Michael Luko Sr. -- who was driving home from his job as an officer with the New Jersey Human Services Police Department -- was airlifted to  Atlan…

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by Cecilia Levine