Reckless Manslaughter Among New Charges For Driver In Fatal Route 1&9 Wreck
Additional charges have been filed against a New Jersey driver involved in a fatal wreck, authorities said.
Gabriel Melo, a 22-year-old Newark resident, was behind the wheel of a car when it crashed and killed 21-year-old Daniella Rosario, of Bloomfield, last month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced on Thursday, Oct. 5.
Melo was originally charged with death by auto, but is now facing charges of aggravated manslaughter, reckless manslaughter and assault by auto, the prosecutor announced.
Melo was operating a 2018 Audi that collided with a tractor trailer on the Rou…
Update: Paramus Motorcyclist Struck Near Home Dies, Driver Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter
A Paramus man who was critically injured when he was struck by a car last weekend died, authorities confirmed on Friday, July 28. Charges against the intoxicated driver who hit him were upgraded, they said.
Cody Cleary, 28, was on his 2015 Yamaha motorcycle when he was rammed from behind on Farview Drive -- practically around the corner from his family's home -- shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, July 23, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed.
Cleary -- whose brother, Michael, is a Paramus police officer -- was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center.
He remained in critical co…
