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Vehicular Manslaughter

Florida Man Indicted In 2022 Crash That Killed Jersey Shore Father, Prosecutors Say Florida Man Indicted In 2022 Crash That Killed Jersey Shore Father, Prosecutors Say
Florida Man Indicted In 2022 Crash That Killed Jersey Shore Father, Prosecutors Say A former Jackson Township man was facing charges in a Howell Township crash that killed a father more than two years ago, authorities said. Drew Peterson of Jensen Beach, Florida, was indicted for second-degree vehicular manslaughter, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Wednesday, Nov. 20. A grand jury returned the indictment on Wednesday, Oct. 30 after a forensic toxicologist's review. Peterson, 34, was accused of causing the crash that killed 50-year-old Robert Johnson of Neptune Township. The wreck happened at around 12:05 a.m. on Fri…
Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal 86 MPH DWI Crash: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal 86 MPH DWI Crash: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal 86 MPH DWI Crash: Prosecutor A 41-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been charged with vehicular manslaughter in connection with a fatal high-speed crash in May, authorities said. John Zinkoski, 41, of Beachwood, surrendered himself to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, Aug. 22, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The charges are in connection with the alcohol-related crash that occurred in Plumsted Township which resulted in the death of Judi Smith, 59, of Browns Mills, the prosecutor said. On May 12 at approximately 5:50 p.m., Plumsted Township police re…
Notorious Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Orders Charged With DUI Years After Deadly Crash: Police Notorious Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Orders Charged With DUI Years After Deadly Crash: Police
Notorious Gym Owner Who Defied COVID Orders Charged With DUI Years After Deadly Crash: Police The South Jersey owner who drew national attention for defying Gov. Phil Murphy’s coronavirus orders in 2020 was charged with drunken driving in Burlington County — years after a crash that left another man dead, authorities said. Ian Smith, co-owner of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, was charged after an incident near Route 130 north and Andover Road at 12:25 a.m. on Sunday, on Sunday, March 27, Cinnaminson Police Chief Richard Calabrese told Daily Voice. Smith, of Camden County, is running for Congress as a Republican in New Jersey’s 3rd District. His congressional campaign co…
Prosecutor: Drunken Driver, 25, Was Going 70 MPH, Ran 2 Lights In Deadly NJ Wreck Prosecutor: Drunken Driver, 25, Was Going 70 MPH, Ran 2 Lights In Deadly NJ Wreck
Prosecutor: Drunken Driver, 25, Was Going 70 MPH, Ran 2 Lights In Deadly NJ Wreck A 25-year-old Union County man had been drinking when he sped through a pair of red lights at more than 70 miles an hour, killing a 39-year-old Central Jersey man last year, authorities said. Mike A. Ramos, 25, of Plainfield was charged with a single count of second-degree vehicular manslaughter in connection with the May 5, 2020 crash, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess jointly announced Wednesday. Ramos had consumed alcohol, ran two red lights and was traveling at speeds of more than 70 miles per hour in a 25 mile an hour zone when …
Dedicated Hospital Worker From Essex County Killed By DWI Driver Doing 97 MPH Dedicated Hospital Worker From Essex County Killed By DWI Driver Doing 97 MPH
Dedicated Hospital Worker From Essex County Killed By DWI Driver Doing 97 MPH A hospital worker from Essex County was killed when a drunk driver from Albany ran a red light in Queens and slammed his sedan into his car doing nearly 100 miles an hour, authorities said. Daniel Crawford, a 52-year-old father of two from Bloomfield, was pronounced dead at nearby Queens Hospital Center in Jamaica, where he worked as a phlebotomist the past 2½ years. Crawford was headed to work when a Mercedes Benz driven by 22-year-old Alamin Ahmed t-boned his Toyota Camry on Parsons Boulevard in Kew Gardens around 4:30 a.m. Friday, authorities said. A security guard told the Daily News t…
GoFundMe For Defiant NJ Gym Owner Rakes In $43K As He Addresses Fatal DWI Crash GoFundMe For Defiant NJ Gym Owner Rakes In $43K As He Addresses Fatal DWI Crash
GoFundMe For Defiant NJ Gym Owner Rakes In $43K As He Addresses Fatal DWI Crash A co-owner of the controversial South Jersey gym that defied the state's coronavirus shutdown order has been dragged into the media spotlight for major criminal problems more than a decade ago. Ian A. Smith, 33, of Atilis Gym in Camden County, was a Stockton University student in 2007 when he drank a dozen beers and ran a stop sign the next morning, killing Kevin Ade, 19, of Galloway Township, according to 6ABC News and other news accounts.  ** UPDATE: New Jersey's health commissioner closed Smith's gym Thursday morning. ** Smith pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and …