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Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Lands Lighter Jail Time On Appeal For Fatal DWI Pedestrian Crash Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Lands Lighter Jail Time On Appeal For Fatal DWI Pedestrian Crash
Ex-Long Branch Police Officer Lands Lighter Jail Time On Appeal For Fatal DWI Pedestrian Crash A former police officer from Central Jersey got a reduced jail sentence on Wednesday for a fatal DWI crash that killed a pedestrian from Sussex County, authorities said. Jake Pascucci, 31, was off-duty when the fatal crash occurred in Long Branch three years ago, according to ​Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. The former police officer's original jail sentence was overturned after an appeal by his defense lawyer, Ciccone said. Karen Borkowski, 66, of Stanhope Borough was struck and killed as she crossed the street on Sept. 22, 2017. Ciccone said. Superior Co…

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by Jon Craig