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Dump Truck Driver Was Using Phone During Fiery Crash That Killed Victim On Rt. 23: Prosecutor Dump Truck Driver Was Using Phone During Fiery Crash That Killed Victim On Rt. 23: Prosecutor
Dump Truck Driver Was Using Phone During Fiery Crash That Killed Victim On Rt. 23: Prosecutor A dump truck driver was on his cell phone during a crash that left another driver dead on Route 23 in Morris County Monday, May 8, authorities said. Angel Carabello-Maldona, 45, of Newark, is facing a charge of reckless vehicular homicide after rear-ending a Chevy Traverse that was stopped at a light at Alexander Avenue in Pequannock around 5:20 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. As a result, the Traverse caught fire. Carabello-Maldona and a bystander pulled the Traverse driver from the SUV, but rescue efforts were unsuccessful and the driver was pronounced dea…

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