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DWI Newark Driver Gets Decade For Hit-Run Death Of 19-Year-Old DWI Newark Driver Gets Decade For Hit-Run Death Of 19-Year-Old
DWI Newark Driver Gets Decade For Hit-Run Death Of 19-Year-Old A DWI Newark driver was sentenced to a decade in prison for a hit-and-run crash that left a 19-year-old man dead. Gustavo Palomo, 39, had been drinking when he struck the back of a vehicle driven by Jaleel McCauley, who was stopped at a red light on the exit ramp of Route 280 and First Street last March 17,  Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Palomo fled the scene in a white pick-up truck but was apprehended shortly after, authorities said. An investigation found he had been speeding and under the influence of alcohol at the time of the 6:40 p.m. cr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunk Driver Pleads Guilty In Rear-End Newark Crash That Killed Teen Drunk Driver Pleads Guilty In Rear-End Newark Crash That Killed Teen
Drunk Driver Pleads Guilty In Rear-End Newark Crash That Killed Teen A 39-year-old Newark man pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide for killing another motorist earlier this year, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said Monday.  Gustavo Palomo was under the influence of alcohol March 17 when he slammed his pickup truck at a high rate of speed into the back of a vehicle that was stopped for a red light at First Street and the I-280 exit ramp. Palomo left the scene but was quickly caught.  Jaleel McCauley, 19, suffered serious injuries in the crash. He died March 23.  Under the terms of his plea, Palomo is expected to be sentenced to 10 years …

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by Paul Milo