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Doctors Warned Him Not To Drive, He Did Anyway: Now He's Guilty In Deadly Paterson Crash
A Florida man who ran a stop sign and killed a pedestrian in Paterson in 2019 has been found guilty of reckless vehicular homicide, authorities announced.
Alvin W. Mootoo, 52, of Orlando, FL, was convicted by a jury on Monday, May 19, following a trial in Passaic County Superior Court, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes.
The jury returned verdicts of guilty for Death by Auto / Reckless Vehicular Homicide and Assault by Auto, Valdes said.
According to trial evidence, the crash happened on Jan. 2, 2019, when Mootoo was driving a black Buick Encore at approximately 55 mi…
NJ Father Of 4 On Ventilator After Heart Stops For 18 Minutes: Fundraiser
Justin Sanchez, a 35-year-old Union City resident, is unconscious and breathing on a ventilator after he went into cardiac arrest earlier this month, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family.
On Sunday, April 6, Sanchez suffered a seizure in his sleep and his heart stopped. He went into cardiac arrest and his heart stopped beating for 18 minutes. Before that, Sanchez was a healthy, energetic, loving father, Tobin Jacob, who organized the fundraiser said.
Sanchez is unconscious and dependent on a ventilator for breathing, leaving his wife, Stephanie, to care for their four chil…
