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Amber R. Sagan, 21, of Great Meadows, crossed the center line when driving on Jackson Valley Road and slammed into a tree on Saturday, August 2, Mansfield Township police said in a release.
Officers arrived and noticed that the license plates had been removed from the vehicle, authorities said.
Further investigation revealed that Sagan’s boyfriend — Anthony J. Dinnocenzio, 20, of Hackettstown — arrived at the scene following the crash, removed the vehicle’s license plates and tried to pull the vehicle off of the tree, which had blocked the road and caused a several-hour shutdown, authorities said.
Both Sagan and Dinnocenzio then fled the scene without notifying police of the crash, authorities said.
Sagan was charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident, failure to report a motor vehicle accident, reckless driving, careless driving, open container of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle, failure to keep right in marked lanes and failure to maintain lane. Dinnocenzio was charged with obstruction.
Sagan and Dinnocenzio were released pending an appearance in court.
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