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Jersey Shore Man Charged In DWI Crash That Injured Woman, Son: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Charged In DWI Crash That Injured Woman, Son: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Charged In DWI Crash That Injured Woman, Son: Prosecutor An Ocean County man has been arrested in connection with an alcohol-related crash that injured a woman and her 9-year-old son, authorities said. Kevin Christian, 41, of Seaside Heights was charged with second- and third-degree aggravated assault in the DWI crash, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. At approximately 8 p.m. on Friday, March 17, Wall Township police responded to a two-vehicle collision on State Highway 138. Police found a van driven by Christian and an SUV driven by a 44-year-old female resident of Toms River. Both drivers and the woman’s son, w…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Sentenced To State Prison For Striking, Killing Pedestrian On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor Man Sentenced To State Prison For Striking, Killing Pedestrian On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
Man Sentenced To State Prison For Striking, Killing Pedestrian On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor A 41-year-old man from Ocean County has been sentenced to eight years in New Jersey state prison in connection with a DWI crash in which a pedestrian was killed, authorities said. Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr., announced that on Brian Kosanke, of Lavallette, previously pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in the death of Thomas Castronovo, 80, of Warren, on Oct. 19, 2019 in Lavallette, according to Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan, Jr. Kosanke also was sentenced to concurrent prison time for hindering apprehens…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Ocean County Man Gets 5 Years State Prison For Toms River DWI 'Death By Auto' Ocean County Man Gets 5 Years State Prison For Toms River DWI 'Death By Auto'
Ocean County Man Gets 5 Years State Prison For Toms River DWI 'Death By Auto' A 56-year-old man from Jackson has been sentenced to five years in state prison in. connection with a fatal DWI crash in Toms RIver, authorities said. Douglas Thompson was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Guy P. Ryan on Monday, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, as a result of a previously entered guilty plea to death by auto. Ryan also ordered that Thompson’s driving privileges be suspended for life. Thompson pleaded guilty to the offense on Nov. 19, 2020. At the time of he was sentenced on the death by auto offense, Thompson also pleaded guilt…

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by Jon Craig
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DWI Union City Driver Gets 9 Years For Head-On Crash That Killed HUMC Nurse DWI Union City Driver Gets 9 Years For Head-On Crash That Killed HUMC Nurse
DWI Union City Driver Gets 9 Years For Head-On Crash That Killed Humc Nurse A Union City driver was sentenced to a plea-bargained nine years in state prison for a DWI crash that killed a popular Hackensack University Medical Center nurse in Jersey City last year, authorities said Thursday. Jonathan Ortiz-Guananga, 27, previously struck a deal with prosecutors, pleading guilty to death by auto and assault by auto rather than go to trial for the early-morning May 5, 2019 crash on Paterson Plank Road that killed Adriana Riano of North Bergen. He was sentenced Thursday by Superior Court Judge Judge Patrick J. Arre to eight years in New Jersey state prison for one char…

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by Cecilia Levine