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Drunk Driver Going 114 MPH Sentenced For Garden State Parkway Crash That Killed Amazon Worker
A 47-year-old Newark man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Friday, July 19, for a deadly 2021 crash on the Garden State Parkway where he was driving intoxicated at 114 mph, authorities said.
On Feb. 15, 2021, Rolando Godwin was driving a Range Rover when he struck a Lexus SUV driven by Christopher Meikle, a 46-year-old East Orange resident, causing his car to be engulfed in flames on the Garden State Parkway in Clark, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said.
Following the crash, Godwin requested he be transported away from the scene, indicating he was prepared to offer an unsp…
Denville Man Drove Drunk, Fled Scene Of Crash: Police
A 62-year-old Denville Township man was arrested and charged with driving drunk following a hit and run crash on Saturday, July 13.
The crash occurred in the Cedar Lake area, Denville police said in a release. An investigation revealed Mark Johnson was under the influence when the crash occurred, police said.
Johnson was charged with driving under the influence, police said. He was also issued summonses for reckless driving, careless driving, failure to maintain lane, safety glass requirement, leaving the scene of an accident, and failure to report accident, police said. He was release…
Drugged Driver Rattles Resident After Predawn Crash Off Route 17: Waldwick PD
A driver from Philadelphia who'd just crashed his car off Route 17 before dawn Friday banged on a nearby resident's door, shouting incoherently, and was arrested moments later, authorities said.
Bret Michaels Staab, 41, crashed his 2022 Nissan Sentra on Manhattan Avenue in Waldwick, then abandoned it there, shortly after 6:30 a.m. Jan. 12, Police Lt. Troy E. Seifert said.
Police got a call from a resident when Staab began banging on the door of a Dora Avenue home, the lieutenant said.
They found Staab on a nearby street and an assortment of drugs -- heroin, crack, prescription meds and mor…
DUI Sussex County Man Charged In Wrong-Way Head-On Rt. 80 Crash: State Police
A DUI Sussex County man was charged in a head-on wrong-way crash on Route 80 that sent another driver to the hospital, state police said.
Daniel Williams, 24 of Wantage, was heading eastbound when he struck another car head-on while driving the wrong way near milepost 16.6 in Allamuchy just after 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18, NJSP Brandi Slota told DailyVoice.com.
The victim, a 61-year-old man from Bushkill, New York, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of minor injuries, Slota said.
Williams was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence, authorities said.
The invest…
Impaired Driver Fled Warren County Crash Scene With Infant In Car, Prosecutor Says
An impaired driver was charged after fleeing the scene of a Warren County crash with an infant in the car, authorities said.
Nicole Victoria, of Montclair, was involved in a crash on Water Street in Independence Township shortly before 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release.
Victoria, 39, then drove away and was found in a driveway about half a mile north of the crash scene, Pfeiffer said.
A follow-up investigation found that Victoria was impaired and had been driving with an infant in the car, authorities said.
Victoria was arrested …
Driver Found Asleep At Wheel With Drugs, Lyndhurst PD Reports
Lyndhurst police found a local motorist blocking a resident's driveway asleep at the wheel with LSD and other drugs, authorities said.
Responding to a resident’s 2 a.m. call over the Labor Day weekend, Officer Matt Dudek found the Chevy sedan still running with Kevin DeMuro, 28, in the driver’s seat, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said.
Also found in the vehicle were eight tabs of LSD, five strips of Suboxone and one Ecstasy pill, he said.
An exam by a drug recognition expert led to charges of driving under the influence, as well as various possession counts, Auteri said.
DeMuro was charged…
State Police: DWI Hunterdon County Man, 34, Found With Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Xanax On Route 80
A Hunterdon County man was intoxicated when he was found with heroin, crack cocaine and Xanax during a traffic stop on Route 80 in Totowa Tuesday night, state police said.
Robert Hodulich, 34, was stopped for a violation when driving westbound on Route 80 at milepost 55 in Totowa around 7:45 p.m., state police said in a release.
During questioning, Hodulich, of Glen Gardner, was found to be under the influence, police said.
Hodulich was also found with about $175 worth of heroin, crack cocaine, Xanax pills, and drug paraphernalia, police said.
Hodulich was arrested and charged with posses…
Passaic County Driver Hospitalized In DUI Glen Rock Crash: No License, Registration, Insurance
A West Milford motorist driving without a license, registration or insurance was under the influence of drugs when his car crashed into another vehicle in Glen Rock, authorities said.
Responders rushed Jeffrey Spurlock of Hewitt to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood after it appeared he suffered an overdose behind the wheel of a 2006 Nissan before it struck another vehicle at Rock Road and Maple Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, they said.
Spurlock, 52, who authorities said was the only one hospitalized in the crash, has a history of minor drug-related arrests, mostly involving heroin, record…
