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Jersey Shore Man, 18, Gets Three Years Prison For Hit-Run Death Of Morris County Utility Worker Jersey Shore Man, 18, Gets Three Years Prison For Hit-Run Death Of Morris County Utility Worker
Jersey Shore Man, 18, Gets Three Years Prison For Hit-Run Death Of Morris County Utility Worker An 18-year-old man from Ocean County has been sentenced to three years in state prison for the hit-and-run crash that killed a Morris County utility worker in Metuchen, authorities said, Paddy Flynn of Toms River pleaded guilty to causing death by driving without a license and knowingly leaving the scene of an accident that killed Michael Bergamasco, 51, of Whippany, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Flynn was sentenced on Tuesday by New Brunswick Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Paone under a plea agreement reached with Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor…

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by Jon Craig
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Teenager Pleads Guilty In Hit-Run Death Of Whippany Utility Worker, 51 Teenager Pleads Guilty In Hit-Run Death Of Whippany Utility Worker, 51
Teenager Pleads Guilty In Hit-Run Death Of Whippany Utility Worker, 51 A Toms River man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to charges he was facing after a hit-and-run crash that killed a Morris County utility worker in Metuchen. Paddy Flynn, 18, pleaded guilty to causing death by driving without a license and knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death for the March 2 crash that killed Michael Bergamasco, 51, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a statement. Flynn will be sentenced to a prison term of 3 years for Bergamasco's death, under a plea agreement reached with Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Keith Abrams,&n…

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by Jon Craig
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Utility Worker From Whippany Critical, Driver In Hit-Run Arrested Utility Worker From Whippany Critical, Driver In Hit-Run Arrested
Utility Worker From Whippany Critical, Driver In Hit-Run Arrested An 18-year-old driver from Toms River was charged with Monday's hit-and-run that left a 51-year-old utility worker From Whippany in critical condition, authorities said. A white Ford F 250 pickup truck struck the victim in the crosswalk at Middlesex Avenue and Grove Avenue at 9:01 a.m. and kept going,  Metuchen police said.  Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Metuchen Police Chief David Irizarry sought the public's assistance in identifying the driver of a white pickup truck seen near the incident.  That driver contacted authoriti…

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by Jon Craig
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WATCH: Surveillance Footage Captures Randolph Fraudster's Fake Slip-Fall, Prosecutor Says WATCH: Surveillance Footage Captures Randolph Fraudster's Fake Slip-Fall, Prosecutor Says
Watch: Surveillance Footage Captures Randolph Fraudster's Fake Slip-Fall, Prosecutor Says Well... that backfired. A Randolph man was caught on video surveillance tossing ice on the ground and faking a slip-and-fall in order to file a bogus insurance claim, said authorities who charged him. Alexander Goldinsky, 57, was subcontracted to work at a Woodbridge company when surveillance footage captured him pouring ice from the soda machine on the ground and laying next to it, Middlesex County Prosecutor  Andrew C. Carey said. Goldinsky filed a false insurance claim for ambulance service and local hospital treatment for injuries he claimed were sustained in the fall be…

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by Cecilia Levine