Death by auto charges returned against North Bergen DWI driver in Edgewater bicycle crash

UPDATE: A grand jury in Hackensack today indicted a North Bergen interior designer on death by auto charges for killing a 61-year-old bicyclist on River Road in Edgewater last year while driving drunk.

Jerry DeMarco

02/09/2015 11:16 p.m.

Siobhan Stokley, 41, remained free on $15,000 bail in connection with the 10:50 p.m. crash last May 12.

Siobhan Stokley (MUGSHOT: Courtesy BCPO)

Tony Tyson of Jersey City slammed his head on the pavement after being hit in the right lane by Stokley’s 2007 Hummer H2, authorities said at the time. He was hospitalized in critical condition and pronounced dead nearly 48 hours later.

Stokley, a Ridgewood High School and Parsons School of Design graduate who operates her own interior design company, also received summonses for DWI and reckless driving.

Convictions for second-degree death by auto charges carry state prison sentences of up to 10 years.

MUGSHOT (top): Courtesy BERGEN COUNTY SHERIFF

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