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DUI Driver Who Fatally Pinned Atlantic County Worker's Van Gets Time In State Slammer DUI Driver Who Fatally Pinned Atlantic County Worker's Van Gets Time In State Slammer
DUI Driver Who Fatally Pinned Atlantic County Worker's Van Gets Time In State Slammer A 36-year-old South Jersey woman has been sentenced to six years in New Jersey State Prison for a fatal crash in which she was found to be using numerous drugs, authorities said. Bao “Joanna” Huynh, of Brigantine, was sentenced on the charge of vehicular homicide on Thursday, Sept. 21, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. She must serve 85% of the sentence before being eligible for parole. At 12:17 p.m. on June 26, 2021, Hector Salgado, 54, of Lindenwold was killed when a motor vehicle operated by Huynh struck his Dodge work van in Brigantine, the prosec…

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by Jon Craig
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Captain Eyed For Homicide Charge In Italian Boat Crash That Killed Publishing Exec From Bergen Captain Eyed For Homicide Charge In Italian Boat Crash That Killed Publishing Exec From Bergen
Captain Eyed For Homicide Charge In Italian Boat Crash That Killed Publishing Exec From Bergen Authorities are investigating potential homicide charges against the captain of a rented motorboat involved in a horrific accident that killed a publishing executive from Bergen County off Italy's Amalfi Coast. Blood was taken from the skipper following the crash late last week that killed Adrienne Vaughan, the 45-year-old New York president of Bloomsbury Publishing from Glen Rock, in front of her husband and their two children, Italian authorities confirmed. It was all part of a continuing investigation into the captain's condition before the crash, Chief Prosecutor Giuseppe Borrelli of t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NY Man Uses Drugs On Hunterdon County School Grounds, Tries To Swallow Evidence: State Police NY Man Uses Drugs On Hunterdon County School Grounds, Tries To Swallow Evidence: State Police
NY Man Uses Drugs On Hunterdon County School Grounds, Tries To Swallow Evidence: State Police A New York man was charged Monday afternoon after state police say he used drugs on Hunterdon County school grounds and tried to swallow the evidence. State troopers conducting a property check at Union Township Elementary School saw the driver of a white Honda CRV exit the vehicle and enter the building shortly before 3:15 p.m., state police said in a Wednesday release. Meanwhile, the other occupant, Jerry Melendez, 20, was seen sitting in the car’s front passenger seat in the parking lot and sniffing an unknown substance through a straw, police said. Melendez allegedly attempted to swall…

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by Valerie Musson
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Teaneck PD: Teen Bergenfield Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Had Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Hollow Points Teaneck PD: Teen Bergenfield Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Had Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Hollow Points
Teaneck PD: Teen Bergenfield Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Had Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Hollow Points Responders were extricating an injured 19-year-old Bergenfield driver from his car following a wrong-way crash in Teaneck when a township officer spotted a gun in the teen's waistband, authorities said. Officer Patrick Haase seized the loaded 9mm handgun, rendered it safe and secure, then called for detectives following the crash, Deputy Police Chief John Faggello said. Barsheem Atkins was headed south on Teaneck Road when he lost control of his Ford Fusion for some reason near Holland Terrace shortly after 9 p.m., Faggello said. The sedan veered into oncoming traffic, where it slammed int…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Liquor Company CEO Took Acid Before Fatal Fall At Citi Field Concert, Reports Say Liquor Company CEO Took Acid Before Fatal Fall At Citi Field Concert, Reports Say
Liquor Company CEO Took Acid Before Fatal Fall At Citi Field Concert, Reports Say A liquor company CEO was on drugs when he fell to his death while attending a concert at Citi Field Friday, reports say. Ian Matthew Crystal, 46, had allegedly taken acid and had been drinking and smoking pot before falling 30 to 50 feet during intermission at the Dead & Company show, NYPD told NY Post. Crystal is the Co-Founder & CEO of Evolution Spirits Inc., the creator of Monkey Rum, according to his LinkedIn page. Crystal was pronounced dead at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Queens, the outlet reports. Click here for the full report by NY Post.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police: Morris County Man Who Left Scene Of Pickup Truck Crash Nabbed For Drug Use Hours Later Police: Morris County Man Who Left Scene Of Pickup Truck Crash Nabbed For Drug Use Hours Later
Police: Morris County Man Who Left Scene Of Pickup Truck Crash Nabbed For Drug Use Hours Later A Morris County man who left the scene after crashing his pickup truck into a stream in Hackettstown was arrested for suspected drug use just hours later, authorities said. Damian Plewa, 35, was seen acting lethargic and exhibiting signs of suspected drug use as officers responded to a suspicious person report near the entrance to Alumni Field (100 block of Willow Grove Street) in Hackettstown just before 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, police said. Plewa, of Budd Lake, was charged with being under the influence of CDS and released before being taken to Hackettstown Medical Center by the Mansfield To…

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by Valerie Musson
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Planning Trip To Point Pleasant? Smart To Know New Beach Rules First Planning Trip To Point Pleasant? Smart To Know New Beach Rules First
Planning Trip To Point Pleasant? Smart To Know New Beach Rules First Trying to smuggle drugs or alcohol onto the beach at Point Pleasant? Think again. Council members on Tuesday introduced an ordinance limiting the size of coolers allowed on the sand, banning loud music and closing the beach after 7 p.m. to everyone except fishermen and surfers. (The beach now closes to the general public at 8 p.m.) A second reading of the ordinance is set for Aug. 4 -- during the next town council meeting -- when any new rules, still open to revision, can be approved as local law. Beachgoers would be barred from using coolers larger than 13 inches in width, length or heigh…

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by Jon Craig
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Passaic Police Bust 4, Summons Others In Outdoor Overnight Bash, Mayor Vows Continued Crackdown Passaic Police Bust 4, Summons Others In Outdoor Overnight Bash, Mayor Vows Continued Crackdown
Passaic Police Bust 4, Summons Others In Outdoor Overnight Bash, Mayor Vows Continued Crackdown A large and rowdy crowd didn’t like Passaic police breaking up their party in the middle of the night, leading to four arrests and a host of summonses at a city public housing complex, authorities said. It also prompted a stern warning from Mayor Hector Lora, who said that such quality-of-life offenses “will not be tolerated” and that police will continue to make arrests and issue summonses to violators. Possibly as many as 100 people were gathered on Aspen Place in the Speer Village complex when police who received several reports of loud music and drug and alcohol use arrived around 12:30…

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by Jerry DeMarco