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Staten Island Driver Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Theater Teacher: Prosecutor Staten Island Driver Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Theater Teacher: Prosecutor
Staten Island Driver Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Theater Teacher: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Staten Island woman has been charged in a crash that left a 31-year-old Bayonne theater teacher dead, authorities said. Amanda Rivera faces charges of aggravated assault, reckless manslaughter, and assault by auto weeks after sending her the 2019 Nissan passenger car she was driving into the back of a parked tractor trailer on Route 185 and Linden Avenue in Jersey City on Feb. 3, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. As a result, Stephanie Weymouth was killed. Rivera was arrested Monday, March 4 at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus and tr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Was Going 100MPH+ Before Triple Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor Driver Was Going 100MPH+ Before Triple Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor
Driver Was Going 100MPH+ Before Triple Fatal Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor A 23-year-old driver was going more than 100 mph in a crash that left three people dead earlier this week in Jersey City, authorities said. Ziyang Wang, of Jersey City, was behind the wheel of a BMW X5 M0i that struck a Kia Amanti driven by 26-year-old Dylan Weidenfeld head-on, on Paterson Plank Road around 12:45 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16. Weidenfeld and two of Wang's passengers, whose names were not released, both died. A third passenger of Wang's remains in critical condition, while a front-seat passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Suarez said.  Wang, who was going more than 100…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Reckless Manslaughter Among New Charges For Driver In Fatal Route 1&9 Wreck Reckless Manslaughter Among New Charges For Driver In Fatal Route 1&9 Wreck
Reckless Manslaughter Among New Charges For Driver In Fatal Route 1&9 Wreck Additional charges have been filed against a New Jersey driver involved in a fatal wreck, authorities said. Gabriel Melo, a 22-year-old Newark resident, was behind the wheel of a car when it crashed and killed 21-year-old Daniella Rosario, of Bloomfield, last month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Thursday, Oct. 5. Melo was originally charged with death by auto, but is now facing charges of aggravated manslaughter, reckless manslaughter and assault by auto, the prosecutor announced. Melo was operating a 2018 Audi that collided with a tractor trailer on the Rou…

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by Sam Barron
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UPDATE: Jurors Convict Bergen County Man Of Gunning Down Newly-Released Killer UPDATE: Jurors Convict Bergen County Man Of Gunning Down Newly-Released Killer
Update: Jurors Convict Bergen County Man Of Gunning Down Newly-Released Killer A 25-year-old South Hackensack man was convicted of gunning down a convicted killer who’d only just been released from prison after serving his time. Rather than accept a plea deal, Naszhere Marquette Jones took his chances with a jury – and lost – in connection with the March 2021 shooting death of ex-con Jaquan Harrison, 35, in Paterson. Jurors in Paterson found Jones guilty of reckless manslaughter and weapons offenses following a day and a half of deliberations, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said on Friday, Sept. 29. Harrison had spent more than four years in state prison…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Franklin Lakes Driver Indicted In Teaneck T-Bone Crash That Killed Bergenfield Great Grandpa Franklin Lakes Driver Indicted In Teaneck T-Bone Crash That Killed Bergenfield Great Grandpa
Franklin Lakes Driver Indicted In Teaneck T-Bone Crash That Killed Bergenfield Great Grandpa UPDATE: Bergenfield great-grandfather Albert Schnellbacher would’ve celebrated both his 93rd birthday and his 66th wedding anniversary along with his wife and family on Saturday, March 4. Instead, his loved ones are preparing for what could be the trial of a Franklin Lakes businessman who a grand jury said was responsible for killing the family patriarch in a car crash in Teaneck last summer. The grand jury in Hackensack returned an indictment this past week charging Scott Lieberman, 61, with recklessly causing Schnellbacher’s death, family members said. If convicted, Lieberman could face …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Nursing Home Resident Slapped, Killed Another Resident In Central Jersey: Prosecutor Nursing Home Resident Slapped, Killed Another Resident In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
Nursing Home Resident Slapped, Killed Another Resident In Central Jersey: Prosecutor A nursing home resident is accused of killing another 91-year-old resident, authorities said. A resident of AristaCare at Cedar Oaks in South Plainfield has been charged with reckless manslaughter, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief James Parker of the South Plainfield Police Department. On Jan. 16, at approximately 3:40 P.M., authorities received a 911 call requesting assistance with a combative patient.  Police found Angel Bermontiz, 81, of Piscataway. Bermontiz was restrained in his bed by the staff of AristaCare because…

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by Jon Craig
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Gunman Who Killed Innocent Young Dad From Garfield Sentenced To 20 Years Gunman Who Killed Innocent Young Dad From Garfield Sentenced To 20 Years
Gunman Who Killed Innocent Young Dad From Garfield Sentenced To 20 Years A man convicted of killing an innocent young dad from Garfield during a shootout in the parking lot of a Paterson nightclub was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors originally pursued murder charges against Ferreie Johnson, 28, of Paterson, but jurors convicted him of reckless manslaughter. That’s because the killing of Parker Sams on March 31, 2018 wasn't intentional, a requirement under the law for it to be considered murder. Johnson had gotten into a dispute with another group at D’Classico Restaurant and Lounge on Ellison Street when he retrieved a gun from his vehicle and open…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ferrari Driver Charged With Manslaughter In Crash That Killed North Jersey Great Grandpa Ferrari Driver Charged With Manslaughter In Crash That Killed North Jersey Great Grandpa
Ferrari Driver Charged With Manslaughter In Crash That Killed North Jersey Great Grandpa UPDATE: A motorist from Franklin Lakes was charged with reckless manslaughter in the death of a 92-year-old great-grandfather from Bergenfield in Teaneck this past summer. Scott Lieberman, a 61-year-old businessman, was driving a brand-new Ferrari that T-boned an SUV in Teaneck on June 25, killing retired teacher Albert Schnellbacher, Teaneck police said in an accident report at the time. Lieberman was inattentive while driving his 2022 F8 Spider (photo above) at an unsafe speed, according to the report, a copy of which was obtained by Daily Voice. An exhaustive and lengthy investigation …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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He Thought Gun Was Unloaded — Then He Killed His Friend: Burlington Prosecutor He Thought Gun Was Unloaded — Then He Killed His Friend: Burlington Prosecutor
He Thought Gun Was Unloaded — Then He Killed His Friend: Burlington Prosecutor An 18-year-old man playing with a gun accidentally shot his friend in South Jersey, authorities said. Jah-son Jones, of Pemberton, was at 19-year-old Nasiah Carson's home on South Coles Avenue in Maple Shade, when the two were playing with a handgun that they thought was unloaded, and Jones pointed it at Carson squeezed the trigger around 3:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. Carson was taken to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden by others in the home after the shooting occurred, and was pronounced dead just after arriving. A cartrid…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fooling Around With Guns At Jersey Shore Party Leads To Man's Death: Report Fooling Around With Guns At Jersey Shore Party Leads To Man's Death: Report
Fooling Around With Guns At Jersey Shore Party Leads To Man's Death: Report Three friends were partying and handling guns when a firearm was accidentally discharged, killing one of them, NJ Advance Media reported. Efrain Cruz Jr. was trying to load a semi-automatic handgun when Pedro Hernandez Jr., 56, was shot in the chest at a home on McDermott Street in Freehold Borough Sunday, the outlet said. Cruz had invited him and another friend over to drink alcohol and look at guns, NJ.com says. He was jailed on a reckless manslaughter charge. Click here for the complete story by NJ Advance Media. 

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by Jon Craig
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Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor A 45-year-old man from Monmouth County has been charged with reckless manslaughter in a shooting, authorities said. Efrain Cruz Jr., of Freehold, also was charged with recklessly handling a firearm, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey.  The gun discharged on Sunday, June 19 during a small gathering Linskey said. At approximately 8:32 p.m., Freehold Borough police were dispatched the 20 block of McDermott Street for a report of a gunshot victim. The victim was discovered with a single gunshot wound. He was taken to Jersey Shore Universit…

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by Jon Craig
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DWI Driver Was Going 90 MPH Before Crash That Killed NJ Teen Coming Home From Work: Prosecutor DWI Driver Was Going 90 MPH Before Crash That Killed NJ Teen Coming Home From Work: Prosecutor
DWI Driver Was Going 90 MPH Before Crash That Killed NJ Teen Coming Home From Work: Prosecutor A South Jersey woman was drunk and had her headlights off when she was leaving a local bar and struck another vehicle, killing the teenage driver last month, authorities said. Wanda Sprague, 54, of Pemberton, was behind the wheel of a Chrysler 300 when he hit a Nissan Sentra driven by 17-year-old Kayla Bowen at Lakehurst Road and Rancocas Lane around 9:15 p.m. on Dec. 16, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Prior to the crash, Sprague had been drinking at a nearby bar and reached a speed of more than 90 mph, Coffina said. She suffered extensive injuries from whic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Brick Woman Who Stabbed Fiancé In Self-Defense Sentenced To Four Years Prison Brick Woman Who Stabbed Fiancé In Self-Defense Sentenced To Four Years Prison
Brick Woman Who Stabbed Fiancé In Self-Defense Sentenced To Four Years Prison A 28-year-old woman who stabbed her fiancé in self-defense was sentenced to four years in state prison, authorities said. Ciara Williams of Brick previously pleaded guilty on July 2 to reckless manslaughter for the Sept. 29, 2019, stabbing. She was sentenced on Wednesday by Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski.  Williams drove Dennis Power, 35, of Brick to Ocean Medical Center with a stab wound to his chest and then fled before Brick Township police arrivved, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Hospital staff found Power in the vehicle unconscious but b…

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by Jon Craig
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Brick Woman Stabbed Fiancé Dead In Self-Defense, Authorities Say Brick Woman Stabbed Fiancé Dead In Self-Defense, Authorities Say
Brick Woman Stabbed Fiancé Dead In Self-Defense, Authorities Say A 27-year-old Brick Township woman admitted stabbing her fiancé in the chest last year and then driving him to the hospital before he died, authorities said. Ciara Williams pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter on Thursday, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said, adding that it was done out of self-defense. There was a history of domestic violence at the couple's apartment, authorities said. Williams' original murder and weapons charges were dropped in exchange for her guilty plea to manslaughter, authorities said. Her fiancé, 35-year-old Dennis Powers, also of …

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by Jon Craig
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UPDATE: Maywood Man Freed With Conditions In Sex Choking Death Of Bloomingdale Woman, 19 UPDATE: Maywood Man Freed With Conditions In Sex Choking Death Of Bloomingdale Woman, 19
Update: Maywood Man Freed With Conditions In Sex Choking Death Of Bloomingdale Woman, 19 New evidence convinced a judge to order the release Thursday pending trial of a Maywood man in the death of a 19-year-old Bloomingdale woman during rough sex in her car. Superior Court Judge Margaret M. Foti ordered that Michael Gaffney, 21, remain under home confinement, except for medical treatment and visits with his attorney. He also must wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, she said. Foti said the “weight of the evidence” against Gaffney in the death of Francis Victoria Garcia wasn’t as “overwhelming” as she initially believed. Authorities accused Gaffney of causing Garcia’s death…

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by Jerry DeMarco