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Husband Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Wife, Prosecutor Says Husband Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Wife, Prosecutor Says
Husband Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Wife, Prosecutor Says Two drivers including the husband of a woman killed were found at fault in the Route 9 crash last month in Old Bridge, authorities said. Benjamin Futerman, 32, of Manalapan, and Wilson Familia, 22, of Old Bridge, have both been charged in the June 2 crash on Route 9 at Ferry Road that left Kristina Godich dead and several others injured, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Police Chief Thomas J. Montagna announced Thursday, July 11. Investigators found that speeding combined “with aggressive and reckless driving" contributed to the collision, Ciccone noted. Futerman …

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by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine
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Teen Drove Drunk, High On Marijuana In South Jersey Crash That Killed Passenger: Prosecutors Teen Drove Drunk, High On Marijuana In South Jersey Crash That Killed Passenger: Prosecutors
Teen Drove Drunk, High On Marijuana In South Jersey Crash That Killed Passenger: Prosecutors A Toms River teen was accused of driving while drunk and high on marijuana in a crash that killed one of her passengers, authorities said. Kailyn Gorga, 18, was charged on Friday, May 31 with vehicular homicide and assault by auto, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Tuesday, June 4. Her charges were from an early morning crash in Manchester Township on Sunday, Apr. 14 that killed 18-year-old Catalina Reinoso of Brick Township. Manchester police responded to the one-car crash on Lacey Road in the Whiting section of the township at around 2:50 a.m. G…

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by Chris Spiker
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Coach From Lyndhurst Charged With Sexually Assaulting Second Bergen Child Coach From Lyndhurst Charged With Sexually Assaulting Second Bergen Child
Coach From Lyndhurst Charged With Sexually Assaulting Second Bergen Child 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A North Jersey youth strength and conditioning coach who’s already awaiting trial first for a double-fatal car crash in Lodi and then for repeated sex assaults of a child is back in jail. Donald Kumar Davis, 33, of Lyndhurst was charged by detectives with sexually assaulting a second child, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced on Monday, March, 4. Davis -- formerly of Nutley -- was previously accused of killing a retired Albanian police chief and a Garfield Walmart manager when he slammed his 2015 Dodge Charger into their car as the immigrant couple as they emerged from t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report
Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report A Bucks County woman was arguing and speeding when she lost control of her car and crashed, killing her 56-year-old boyfriend two months ago, Yahoo News reports citing the Bucks County Courier Times. Theresa Dowling, of Northampton Township, was going 94 mph on Lower Holland Drive — a 35 mph road — around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 21, the outlet says citing police. The crash killed her passenger, Andrew Craig, who police told the outlet was also someone she had been in a relationship with. Dowling was arrested on Wednesday, April 20 on the following charges: …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Police Officer Brought Bergen Nurse's Body Home To Mom After Killing Him On Parkway: Prosecutor Police Officer Brought Bergen Nurse's Body Home To Mom After Killing Him On Parkway: Prosecutor
Police Officer Brought Bergen Nurse's Body Home To Mom After Killing Him On Parkway: Prosecutor A police officer was arrested for attempting to hide the body of a 29-year-old nurse who he struck and killed on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Louis Santiago, 25, an officer in Newark, was off duty when he swerved into the right shoulder and struck Damian Z. Dymka, of Garfield, on the northbound side of the parkway near Exit 151 around 3 a.m. on Nov. 1, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Neither Santiago nor his passenger, Albert Guzman, 25, of Newark, called 911 and instead, put Dymka's body in the back of Santiago's 2005 Honda Accord, Stephens sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Horse-Buggy Fatal Crash In Cumberland County Caused By Snap Chatting Driver On Drugs Police: Horse-Buggy Fatal Crash In Cumberland County Caused By Snap Chatting Driver On Drugs
Police: Horse-Buggy Fatal Crash In Cumberland County Caused By Snap Chatting Driver On Drugs A woman was using SnapChat while high on drugs when she caused a fatal horse-and-buggy accident. Tabitha L. Foultz, 21, of Greencastle, has admitted to using SnapChat and being on drugs while driving the morning she hit a horse-and-buggy killing a 14-year-old, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The crash happened in the 1200 block of Ritner Highway (Route 11) on March 3 around 8:45 a.m. Two children were ejected from the buggy-- including the 14-year-old who died and a 6-year-old who suffered serious injuries. The 14-year-old died at Penn State Hershey Medical Center three days later…

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by Jillian Pikora
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DA: Mustang Driver Facing Homicide While DUI Charge In Deadly PA Crash DA: Mustang Driver Facing Homicide While DUI Charge In Deadly PA Crash
DA: Mustang Driver Facing Homicide While DUI Charge In Deadly PA Crash A 62-year-old North Wales man who was over the speed limit in a November car crash has been charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI after his 57-year-old passenger died, authorities said Wednesday. John Rufe was behind the wheel of a 2018 Ford Mustang when he turned left onto Main Street at nearly 55 miles per hour, hitting a Range Rover around 9:15 p.m. Nov. 6 in Collegeville, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Collegeville Borough Police Chief Barton Bucher said. "The heavy acceleration applied by Rufe continued as the Mustang proceeded into a slight curve in …

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by Cecilia Levine