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Bergen County Woman Pleads Guilty To Death By Auto In DWI Crash That Killed Hudson County Man Bergen County Woman Pleads Guilty To Death By Auto In DWI Crash That Killed Hudson County Man
Bergen County Woman Pleads Guilty To Death By Auto In DWI Crash That Killed Hudson County Man A Bergen County woman pleaded guilty to first-degree death by auto in connection with the DWI crash that killed a 66-year-old man on school property in Sept. 2019, authorities said. Denisse Ortega, of New Milford, entered the plea during a Thursday hearing that was attended by the family of the victim, Mario Santamaria Sr., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said in a release. Ortega, 36, was behind the wheel of a 2018 Nissan Pathfinder driving north on JFK Boulevard in North Bergen when she crashed into a 2012 Nissan Altima driven by Santamaria, who was heading west on 76th Street on S…

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by Valerie Musson