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.

A man was killed in a fiery crash with a garbage truck before dawn on Monday, May 8, Pequannock Police have confirmed.
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by Valerie Musson & Cecilia Levine

05/08/2023 9:26 p.m.

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 dead at the scene, Carroll said.

Video surveillance revealed Carabello-Maldona was using his cell phone at the time of the crash, according to the prosecutor. Results of a post-mortem examination were pending as of press time.

Carabello-Maldona has been lodged in the Morris County Correctional Facility in accordance with the Criminal Justice Reform Act, pending a first appearance in court.

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