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Robert Higgins

North Arlington Motorcyclist, 24, Antagonizing Cops Arrested After Pursuit In Lyndhurst: PD North Arlington Motorcyclist, 24, Antagonizing Cops Arrested After Pursuit In Lyndhurst: PD
North Arlington Motorcyclist, 24, Antagonizing Cops Arrested After Pursuit In Lyndhurst: PD A 24-year-old motorcyclist stunting through Bergen County and antagonizing officers was arrested after a month-long investigation, authorities said. Robert Higgins, of North Arlington, has been charged with eluding and was issued a slew of traffic violations, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said on Monday, Aug. 26. Lynrhust detectives Matt Giunta and Nick Abruscato were in an unmarked police vehicle near Rutherford and Park Avenues when they were approached by a sport motorcycle on Friday, July 26, Auteri said.  The motorcycle had intentionally slowed down in front of th…
US Army Vet Sentenced For Drunken Crash That Killed Best Friend US Army Vet Sentenced For Drunken Crash That Killed Best Friend
US Army Vet Sentenced For Drunken Crash That Killed Best Friend A veteran of the US Army who killed his best friend while driving drunk in Orange County will spend time behind bars. Robert Higgins, 25, of Highland Mills, was sentenced in Orange County Court to a term of between one and two-third to five years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated in October last year. In addition to the prison sentence, Higgins’ driver’s license was revoked and he was fined $1,275. Higgins was driving at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 22, 2017, on Route 32 in Woodbury when he struck a tractor-trailer, killing his passe…
Orange County Man Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Charge Orange County Man Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Charge
Orange County Man Faces Vehicular Manslaughter Charge A Highland Mills man was charged Monday with DWI and vehicular manslaughter in the death of a man who was a passenger in his car during a crash last year, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Robert Higgins, 24, was charged in connection with a Dec. 22, 2017, crash on Route 32 in the Town of Woodbury, that ended with the death of Higgins’ passenger, Preston Jones, 23, of Fayetteville, N.C. According to the indictment, Higgins’ blood-alcohol level was .22 percent following the crash, nearly three times the legal limit. Higgins was also charged with two counts of vehic…