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Charges Filed Against Drunk, Speeding Teen In Crash That Killed Passenger In NJ: Prosecutor
A West Windsor teen has been accused of driving drunk and more than twice the speed limit in a crash that killed his passenger, authorities said.
Rehan Jahangir, 18, was given four charges in the Tuesday, Aug. 20 crash, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilto said in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
Daniel Haas, 18, of Princeton Junction, died after the wreck on Lanwin Boulevard.
West Windsor police responded to the scene near Providence Drive at around 3:49 a.m. Officers found a 2024 Tesla Model Y that crashed into a tree, causing significant damag…
Sparta Patrol Car Struck By Drunk Driver Who Hadn't Driven In Years: Police
A Sparta police car was struck by a drunk driver on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 3, authorities said.
At 10:09 p.m., officers were on the scene of a motor vehicle crash on Route 15, Sparta police said. While police were assessing the damage from the crash, a gray Ford, driven by 43-year-old Nicole Romeo, a Hamburg resident, struck their patrol vehicle, officers said.
As police tended to Romeo, they detected the odor of alcohol on her breath and noted her speech was slurred, officers said. Romeo told police she had a glass of wine earlier in the day, officers said.
Romeo said she did not r…
DWI Driver Strikes Trenton Pedestrian, Rams 3 Cars Before Flipping: Police
A suspected drunken driver plowed through three cars and struck a pedestrian in Trenton, authorities said.
The chain reaction collision occurred at about 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 9 at 1120 S. Broad St., Trenton police said.
Diogenes Martinez Ramirez, 46, of Trenton, was later charged with driving while intoxicated, assault by auto, reckless driving and other moving violations, police said.
As Trenton Police Officer Michael Cruse and Officer Maria Herrera-Corcuera approached Liberty Street on South Broad Street they observed a 2020 Toyota Rav4 recklessly heading into their lane from the onco…
