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Amy Amkhanitsky, of Morganville, struck and killed Richard Lockwood III, 69, of Old Bridge, who was attempting to cross Route 34 in a crosswalk near Anchor Boulevard on Feb. 5, 2020, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.
Lockwood suffered from serious blunt force trauma and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead later that evening.
A follow-up investigation determined that Amkhanitsky was high on marijuana during the accident, authorities said.
Amkhanitsky was sentenced August 4 to four years in the custody of the Juvenile Justice Commission on charges of third-degree strict liability vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated.
The Old Bridge Police Department also assisted with the investigation.
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