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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