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Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In NJ Crash That Killed Suffolk Man Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In NJ Crash That Killed Suffolk Man
Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In NJ Crash That Killed Suffolk Man A chain-reaction crash on the NJ Turnpike that claimed the life of a Long Island man was caused by a Seattle truck driver, said New Jersey State Police, who charged him with vehicular homicide. Stefan (Stephen) Shipinkoski, 22, remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail on death-by-auto and assault-by-auto charges following his arrest Wednesday. Shipinkoski was driving a Freightliner box truck in Ridgefield, New Jersey that rear-ended a Nissan Altima, igniting the chain-reaction crash on the Turnpike’s southbound western spur just after 2 p.m. Saturday, NJ State Police Trooper Alejand…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Long Island Man Killed In NJ Turnpike Chain Reaction Crash Police: Long Island Man Killed In NJ Turnpike Chain Reaction Crash
Police: Long Island Man Killed In NJ Turnpike Chain Reaction Crash A 55-year-old man from Suffolk County man died in a chain reaction crash involving four vehicles on the New Jersey Turnpike in Bergen County, N.J., authorities said. The crash occurred when a box truck headed southbound hit the rear of a Nissan Altima at milepost 115.6 on the southbound side of the highway at 2:14 p.m. in Ridgefield Saturday, New Jersey State Police Trooper Goez said. The impact of the crash sent the Nissan into the car in front of it, a Toyota Highlander, which in-turn slammed a Honda CRV ahead, Goez said. The Nissan's rear seat passenger -- Luis Choez-Padilla, of Br…

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by Cecilia Levine