Prosecutor: Rockaway Woman Charged With Assault By Auto, Passenger Sustained Serious Injuries

A 22-year-old Rockaway woman was charged with assault by auto after her one passenger sustained "serious bodily injuries" in a crash over the weekend, authorities said.

Rockaway police were notified after a man in an SUV approached a student.
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Cecilia Levine

02/04/2019 9:18 p.m.

Samantha Viscardi was arrested and charged with the third-degree crime following the Feb. 2, single-car crash near Green Pond Road, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Rockaway Police Chief Martin McPardland, Jr. said in a joint release.

Viscardi's vehicle went into a guardrail, closing the area from approximately 4:50 to 6:45 p.m., the Daily Record reports.

Viscardi is an employee of BMW Morristown and a Roxbury native, according to her Facebook profile.

Anyone with information about this investigation is encouraged to contact the Rockaway Township Police Department at (973) 625-4000 or the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (973) 285-6200.

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