• April 11, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    April 11, 2023 Pennington, NJ – Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell is now a NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) affiliate site of the Atlantic Health Cancer Consortium (AHCC). As a participating site, Capital Health Cancer Center will now offer residents in the greater Mercer and Bucks County region access to new and innovative…

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  • April 5, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    April 5, 2023 WEST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Just after 12:00 p.m. the West Windsor Police Department, and Division of Emergency Services, West Windsor Fire responded to the intersection of Edinburg Road and New Village Road for a two-vehicle crash with one vehcile on its side. A rescue assignment was detailed for reports of entrapment. The roadway…

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  • April 26, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    Amid National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Decades-Old Mystery of East Windsor Teen’s Death Is Solved April 26, 2023 EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER) — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced that a collaborative, multi-agency investigation by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force in conjunction with…

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  • March 29, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    March 29, 2023 CAMDEN, N.J. – A doctor was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution of $1.9 million and forfeiture of $54,000 for his role in two separate conspiracies to defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and accepting kickbacks in exchange for referring…

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  • Curling Iron Mistaken For A Weapon Causes Massive Police Response At Monmouth University – MidJersey.News

    March 23, 2023 WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Dr. Patrick F. Leahy, President of Monmouth University sent a letter this morning that last’s nights massive police response on campus was due to a possible reported person on campus with a gun and an additional report of shots fired, and that both reports were later unfounded. Video…

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  • March 28, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    March 28, 2023 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced today that an investigation conducted by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department has resulted in charges being filed against two individuals in connection to this weekend’s shooting homicide on Federal Street in Trenton. A 17-year-old Trenton male is…

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  • March 25, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    March 25, 2023 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office stated that the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Friday night in the city. At approximately 10:40 p.m. on Friday, March 24, 2023, Trenton Police received several calls reporting shots fired at 602 Federal Street. Responding officers…

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  • March 24, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    UPDATE: A Hamilton Fire Captain sustained serious burns searching for anyone trapped inside the burning home. The Fire Captain was able to leave the hospital tonight. See statement from the FMBA below: March 24, 2023 HAMILTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Hamilton Township Fire Department was dispatched to the first block of Madeline Court around 2:30 p.m. Several…

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  • Ewing Police Arrest Four From Trenton In Ewing Shooting – MidJersey.News

    March 13, 2023 EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–On Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 11:49 PM, Ewing police responded to a report of shots fired in the 400 block of Berwyn Avenue. The first responding Officers discovered a juvenile male victim that appeared to be suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to the hospital…

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  • March 22, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    March 22, 2023 WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ (MONMOUTH)–At 9:15 p.m. Monmouth University is on a “Shelter In Place” for students as police search for an armed subject reported on campus. A large police presence is on scene including several local police departments and Federal agencies such as the FBI. Further details will be posted as…

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January 20, 2022

PEMBERTON, NJ (BURLINGTON)–Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Pemberton Township Police Chief Jason Watters announced that a 54-year-old Pemberton Township woman has been charged with driving while impaired and causing the death of a teenage motorist late last year during a head-on collision that occurred after she left a Browns Mills bar.

Wanda Sprague, of the 200 block of Pemberton Browns Mills Road, was charged with Reckless Manslaughter (First Degree) and Vehicular Homicide (Second Degree). During a first appearance in Superior Court this afternoon, the Hon. Terrence R. Cook, P.J.Cr., ordered her not to have any contact with the victim’s family. The case will now be prepared for presentation to a grand jury for possible indictment.

The investigation began December 16 after officers from the Pemberton Township Police Department were dispatched to the area of Lakehurst Road and Rancocas Lane for a report of a motor vehicle accident at approximately 9:15 p.m.

The investigation determined that the headlights on Sprague’s Chrysler 300 were not turned on when she crashed head on into a Nissan Sentra being driven by Kayla Bowen, 17, of Pemberton Township. Ms. Bowen was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation further determined that Sprague had been consuming alcohol prior to the crash at a nearby bar, and reached a speed exceeding 90 mph prior to the collision. She suffered extensive injuries from which she is still recovering.

In addition to the criminal charges, Sprague was issued multiple traffic citations, including Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs. She is being prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Joshua Dennis, supervisor of the BCPO Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit.

The investigation was conducted by the Prosecutor’s Office and the Pemberton Township Police Department, with assistance from the New Jersey State Police. The lead investigators are BCPO Detectives Brian Cunningham and Melyssa Alonso, and PTPD Detective Joshua Mann.

All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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