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Unlicensed Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash With Motorcycle On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor Unlicensed Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash With Motorcycle On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
Unlicensed Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash With Motorcycle On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor A 22-year-old unlicensed driver has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a motorcyclist, authorities said. Yasmin Sanchez-Centeno, of Toms River, was charged on Friday, Aug. 4 with vehicular homicide, strict liability vehicular homicide, and more, in the crash that killed 23-year-old Jeffrey Schlinger the day prior, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. At 10 p.m., Manchester Township Police Department were called to the area of 1881 Route 37 for a report of a serious motor vehicle crash, where they found a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle and a 2005 Nis…
MANHUNT: Help Sought Capturing Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Hawthorne Military Vet, 83 MANHUNT: Help Sought Capturing Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Hawthorne Military Vet, 83
Manhunt: Help Sought Capturing Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Hawthorne Military Vet, 83 Authorities released the name and a photo of the accused hit-and-run driver who they said killed an 83-year-old Hawthorne man as he crossed the street near his home. Juan Martinez Gonzalez, who recently lived in Hawthorne, was behind the wheel of the Ford F-150 that struck Joe Bender as he crossed Wagaraw Road at Passaic Avenue -- near the Fair Lawn border -- shortly before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, they said. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran was pronounced dead a short time later at St. Joseph's University Medical Center. Police found the pickup abandoned in the City of Passaic on June …
Charges DIsmissed Against Woman Who Lent Unlicensed Driver Car In Fatal Crash Charges DIsmissed Against Woman Who Lent Unlicensed Driver Car In Fatal Crash
Charges DIsmissed Against Woman Who Lent Unlicensed Driver Car In Fatal Crash Charges have been dismissed against a South Jersey woman accused of lending her car to an unlicensed driver who got into a fatal crash. Tisha M. Gargon’s indictment was dismissed in a pre-trial motion hearing over the objection of prosecutors, the Salem County Prosecutor's Office said. Gargon, 51, of Pittsgrove Township, had been indicted in October 2022 on charges of endangering the welfare of a child in the fatal crash,  She gave an unlicensed 16-year-old “permission to access and drive the vehicle" on May 3, 2022, according to a criminal complaint  Schalick High School studen…
Cumberland County Driver Indicted For Leaving Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash Cumberland County Driver Indicted For Leaving Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash
Cumberland County Driver Indicted For Leaving Scene Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash A 66-year-old Cumberland County man has been indicted for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run pedestrian crash, authorities said. Steven Clark was unlicensed at the time of the crash, Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. His minivan was traveling on North Pearl Street in Bridgeton around 8:40 p.m. on Oct. 17, 2022, when prosecutors say the vehicle struck Leonardo Sanchez-Salas as he crossed the street, the prosecutor said. Sanchez-Salas, 34, of Bridgeton died of his injuries at a hospital. Two other vehicles then hit the victim while he was lying in the roadway and both of those drivers re…
Passenger In Single-Car South Jersey Crash Has Died, Driver Charged Passenger In Single-Car South Jersey Crash Has Died, Driver Charged
Passenger In Single-Car South Jersey Crash Has Died, Driver Charged A passenger in a one-vehicle crash in Salem County has died of their injuries, authorities said. The vehicle struck a tree and the front-seat passenger, Merna Ramon Gonzalez, 20, of Bridgeton, was fatally injured last month. She was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital, Camden, and died on Dec. 5, New Jersey State Police said. Meldin R. Sebastian Alvarez, 21, of Bridgeton, was driving a car northbound on Bridgeton Road (Route 614) in Upper Pittsgrove Township shortly after 2 p.m. on Nov. 29, when the vehicle ran off the roadway, according to State Police. Alvarez was charged with d…
South Jersey Woman Indicted After Lending Unlicensed Teen A Vehicle Before Fatal Crash: Report South Jersey Woman Indicted After Lending Unlicensed Teen A Vehicle Before Fatal Crash: Report
South Jersey Woman Indicted After Lending Unlicensed Teen A Vehicle Before Fatal Crash: Report A 51-year-old woman from Salem County has been indicted in connection with a fatal crash that killed a high school passenger, NJ Advance Media reports. Tisha M. Gargon, of Pittsgrove Township, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the fatal crash, the outlet said. She gave an unlicensed 16-year-old “permission to access and drive the vehicle" on Tuesday, May 3, according to a criminal complaint quoted by the outlet. Schalick High School student Evan D’Anjou, 15, was killed, and the driver seriously hurt in the crash at the intersection of McKishen and Buck roads in Pittsgr…
Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang
Unlicensed NJ Driver Charged In Staten Island Crash That Killed 3 Teens In Ford Mustang A 47-year-old unlicensed New Jersey driver has been charged in a Staten Island crash that left three teenagers, including a pair of siblings, dead over the weekend, authorities said. Maher Asi-Mahmoud, of Marlboro, was turning left in an eastbound 2017 GMC Yukon when it collided with a westbound Ford Mustang, carrying the teens Sunday, July 10, police said. The Mustang was sent into a tree on impact and split in half, ejecting two of the occupants. The victims were identified as 16-year-old Fernanda Gil, 15-year-old Jessie Gil and 15-year-old Ashley Rodriguez. The driver, 16, was the only o…
Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Collision With Unlicensed Motorist Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Collision With Unlicensed Motorist
Motorcyclist Killed In South Jersey Collision With Unlicensed Motorist A 53-year-old motorcyclist was killed when he struck the side of a car driven by an unlicensed driver, authorities said. On Sunday, May 29, at 4:23 p.m., Middle Township police responded to the Dias Creek section of Middle Township for a report of a motor vehicle crash. Investigation revealed the passenger vehicle was stationary waiting for traffic to pass to make a left turn from Route 47 North into the driveway of the Delsea Woods Community, police said. The motorcycle operated by Thomas Conroy of Franklinville was traveling north on Route 47, Conroy attempted to make evasive maneuvers w…
Unlicensed Driver Surrenders In Crash That Killed Off-Duty Jersey City Police Officer Unlicensed Driver Surrenders In Crash That Killed Off-Duty Jersey City Police Officer
Unlicensed Driver Surrenders In Crash That Killed Off-Duty Jersey City Police Officer The driver wanted in the crash that killed a beloved Jersey City police officer last summer has surrendered to authorities, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office announced Monday. City resident Rafael Rodriguez-Rivera, 30, was behind the wheel of a 2012 Ford Escape when he struck JCPD Officer Morton Otundo on a Yamaha motorcycle on Communipaw Avenue around 2 a.m. on July 16, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Otundo, 40, was treated at the scene before being rushed by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at approxima…
Glen Rock PD: Hit-Run Motorist From Ridgewood Drives Battered Sedan On Sparking Rim After Crash Glen Rock PD: Hit-Run Motorist From Ridgewood Drives Battered Sedan On Sparking Rim After Crash
Glen Rock PD: Hit-Run Motorist From Ridgewood Drives Battered Sedan On Sparking Rim After Crash Sparks flew after an unlicensed Ridgewood hit-and-run driver struck a utility pole in Glen Rock with his muscle car and sped off on three wheels and a rim, authorities said. Christopher Loehwing, 49, parked the smashed-up Charger in a shopping center lot outside his apartment more than a mile away following Wednesday night’s crash, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Loehwing told officers who found him that he’d hit the pole after swerving to avoid a fox. He said he’d planned to call them about it before they showed up. Moments earlier, a group of witnesses reported seeing Loehwing’s 2010 …
PD: Driver With Baby Flees After JC Crash Involving Off-Duty Officer From Hasbrouck Heights PD: Driver With Baby Flees After JC Crash Involving Off-Duty Officer From Hasbrouck Heights
PD: Driver With Baby Flees After JC Crash Involving Off-Duty Officer From Hasbrouck Heights An unlicensed 20-year-old driver with an infant passenger sped off but was caught after her car rear-ended a sedan in Jersey City that was driven by an off-duty police lieutenant from Hasbrouck Heights, authorities said. The 55-year-old city officer was headed north on Bergen Avenue approaching Gifford Avenue when his 2010 Toyota Corolla was hit from behind by a 2009 Nissan Altima, causing moderate damage, around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, a responding officer reported. Zion Ashanti Raquel Moore Charlemagne then backed up before making a right onto eastbound Emory Street, where her car hit a parked…