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Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash
Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash A chain-reaction crash on the NJ Turnpike in Ridgefield that claimed the life of a Long Island man was caused by a Seattle truck driver, said State Police who charged him vehicular homicide. Stefan (Stephen) Shipinkoski, 22, remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail on death-by-auto and assault-by-auto charges following his arrest Wednesday. Shipinkoski was driving a Freightliner box truck that rear-ended a Nissan Altima, igniting the chain-reaction crash on the Turnpike’s southbound western spur just after 2 p.m. Saturday, NJ State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Luis Choez-Pad…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJSP: Long Island Man Killed In Bergen County NJ Turnpike Chain Reaction Crash NJSP: Long Island Man Killed In Bergen County NJ Turnpike Chain Reaction Crash
Njsp: Long Island Man Killed In Bergen County NJ Turnpike Chain Reaction Crash A 55-year-old man from Long Island died in a chain reaction crash involving four vehicles on the New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield, authorities said. The crash occurred when a box truck headed southbound hit the rear of a Nissan Altima at milepost 115.6 on the southbound side of the highway at 2:14 p.. Saturday, New Jersey State Police Trooper Goez said. The impact of the crash sent the Nissan into the car in front of it, a Toyota Highlander, which in-turn slammed a Honda CRV ahead, Goez said. The Nissan's rear seat passenger -- Luis Choez-Padilla, of Brentwood -- sustained fatal inju…

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by Cecilia Levine