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Dump Truck Driver Was Using Phone During Fiery Crash That Killed Victim On Rt. 23: Prosecutor Dump Truck Driver Was Using Phone During Fiery Crash That Killed Victim On Rt. 23: Prosecutor
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. 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 dea…

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Police: Warren County Man Was Twice Legal Drink-Drive Limit When He Fled Crash Scene Police: Warren County Man Was Twice Legal Drink-Drive Limit When He Fled Crash Scene
Police: Warren County Man Was Twice Legal Drink-Drive Limit When He Fled Crash Scene A Warren County man's blood alcohol level (BAC) was more than twice the legal drinking and driving limit when he left the scene of a crash, authorities charged. Michael Pedersen, 31, left the scene of a crash in Washington Borough just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday, August 6, township police said in a release. Officers stopped Pederson on the 100 block of Route 57 E. and observed the front-end damage to his vehicle, authorities said. His BAC was tested at .17, authorities said. Pederson, of Washington Township, was arrested and charged with DWI, failure to report a motor vehicle acciden…

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by Valerie Musson
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Wyckoff PD: Drunk Driver On Cellphone Stopped After Drifting Into Oncoming Traffic Wyckoff PD: Drunk Driver On Cellphone Stopped After Drifting Into Oncoming Traffic
Wyckoff PD: Drunk Driver On Cellphone Stopped After Drifting Into Oncoming Traffic An Oakland driver was drunk and using a cellphone when her car veered into oncoming traffic in Wyckoff, said police who arrested her. Patricia Morales, 26, was released to a family member and her Hyundai was held for 12 hours, under John’s Law, Lt. Joseph Soto said. Alerted to an erratic driver in the area of Franklin and Wyckoff avenues, Officer Michael Finn followed the Hyundai onto Russell Avenue and saw it “drift from the right lane and completely enter the lane of oncoming traffic” just after 11:30 p.m. Friday, Soto said. Finn took Morales into custody. She was given summonses for DW…

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