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Husband Was Racing At 117 MPH In Crash That Killed Wife On Route 9: Affidavit Husband Was Racing At 117 MPH In Crash That Killed Wife On Route 9: Affidavit
Husband Was Racing At 117 MPH In Crash That Killed Wife On Route 9: Affidavit A Monmouth County man was driving 117 mph just before a multi-car crash on Route 9 in Middlesex County that killed his wife and injured others, authorities said. Benjamin Futerman, 32, of Manalapan, was charged on Wednesday, July 10 with aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of his wife, Kristina Godich, 31, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna announced Thursday, July 11. She was killed at about 1 a.m. on June 2 on Route 9 near Ferry Road in Old Bridge, they said. Investigators analyzed surveillance video and the …

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by Jon Craig
News
Husband Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Wife, Prosecutor Says Husband Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Wife, Prosecutor Says
Husband Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Wife, Prosecutor Says Two drivers including the husband of a woman killed were found at fault in the Route 9 crash last month in Old Bridge, authorities said. Benjamin Futerman, 32, of Manalapan, and Wilson Familia, 22, of Old Bridge, have both been charged in the June 2 crash on Route 9 at Ferry Road that left Kristina Godich dead and several others injured, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna announced Thursday, July 11. Investigators found that speeding combined “with aggressive and reckless driving" contributed to the collision, Ciccone noted. Futerman …

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Old Bridge Soccer Player, 22, Dead After Rear-Ending Tractor Trailer On Route 9, Report Says Old Bridge Soccer Player, 22, Dead After Rear-Ending Tractor Trailer On Route 9, Report Says
Old Bridge Soccer Player, 22, Dead After Rear-Ending Tractor Trailer On Route 9, Report Says An 22-year-old Old Bridge soccer player died when he rear-ended a tractor trailer stopped at a red light on Route 9 early Saturday morning, reports say. Miguel Reis was behind the wheel of a black 4-door BMW when he struck the tractor trailer, which was stopped in the southbound lanes at the Ferry Road intersection, around 3:40 a.m., RLS Media reports. The incident occurred just as the light was turning green in the center lane, the outlet says. The impact sent Reis' BMW into the northbound lanes, and Reis was killed instantly, RLS said. Reis was the only occupant of the vehicle, RLS repo…

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by Cecilia Levine