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Monmouth County Woman, 19, Who Hit, Killed Man In Crosswalk While High On Weed Gets 4 Years

A 19-year-old Monmouth County woman was sentenced to four years behind bars for killing a pedestrian with her car while high on marijuana, authorities said.

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Amy Amkhanitsky, of Morganville, struck and killed Richard Lockwood III, 69, of Old Bridge, who was attempting to cross Route 34 in a crosswalk near Anchor Boulevard on Feb. 5, 2020, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.

Lockwood suffered from serious blunt force trauma and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead later that evening.

A follow-up investigation determined that Amkhanitsky was high on marijuana during the accident, authorities said.

Amkhanitsky was sentenced August 4 to four years in the custody of the Juvenile Justice Commission on charges of third-degree strict liability vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated.

The Old Bridge Police Department also assisted with the investigation.

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