• May 15, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    May 15, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Three members of a Burlington County drug-trafficking organization have admitted their roles in a conspiracy to distribute a variety of illegal substances, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today. Jerrod Epps, 35, of Medford, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Senior District Judge Anne E. Thompson to an information charging…

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  • Shooting Victim Dies At Hospital Becomes Trenton’s 26 Homicide of 2020 – MidJersey.News

    MidJersey.News stories on this shooting: Statement by Governor Murphy on the Shooting of Department of Children and Families Employee Vernetta McCray See MidJersey.News update here: UPDATE: Trenton: Woman Shot In Head Last Night In Critical Condition See last night’s MidJersey.News story here: BREAKING: Trenton, Female Shot In Head, Trauma Alert Called En Route To Hospital…

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  • September 17, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    Update related MidJersey.news story here: Arrests Made In High School Damage, Stolen Lawn Items In South Brunswick September 17, 2020 SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–The South Brunswick Police Department is investigating cases of stolen flowers from front lawns within the township. A Ring camera video was provided and if your recognize the person in the video…

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  • Jackson Police Seek To Identify Hit And Run Suspects Who Damaged The One Stop Shop – MidJersey.News

    July 4, 2021 JACKSON, NJ (OCEAN)–The Jackson Police Department is requesting your assistance with helping us to identify this female and male in these surveillance photos that were involved in a hit and run motor vehicle accident on 7/3/2021 at the One Stop Shop located on Toms River Road. The suspect vehicle, which was operated…

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  • February 2, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    February 2, 2020 Official press release from Hightstown Police Department: HIGHTSTOWN, NJ (MERCER)–On Sunday, February 2, 2020 at approximately 3:00 p.m., officers from Hightstown Police Department responded to a resident’s call from Ward Street regarding a body in the water. Upon the officers’ arrival, a subject was found in the water, deceased, proximal to the…

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  • Ravens Ice Hockey Hosts “Skate For Nate” Benefit – MidJersey.News

    February 15, 2023 WEST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Last night, February 14, 2023, the Robbinsville-Allentown Ravens put on quite the show when they played none other than… the Robbinsville-Allentown Ravens! At an intra-squad game to remember, the Cancer Crushers took on the Red Blood Cells in the fight against sarcoma in honor of Nathan Ugi, a 12-year…

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  • February 10, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    February 10, 2022 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Annie Elizabeth Lema Lewis Merrick was possibly drawn to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Hamilton, an RWJBarnabas facility, by fate. Born in Hamilton, Bermuda, Annie moved to Hamilton Square, NJ at 18 years old with her husband at the time where they started their family. And as fate…

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  • Rotary Club Of Hamilton – Robbinsville Collect 56 Bikes For Boys and Girls Clubs of Mercer County Bike Exchange – MidJersey.News

    HAMILTON – ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–The Rotary Club of Robbinsville – Hamilton reported they collected 56 bicycles and scooters for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Bike Exchange at an event held today at Friendly’s Restaurant in the Foxmoor Shopping Center. The Robbinsville Township Police were on scene giving demonstrations in bike safety, and…

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  • September 27, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    September 27, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mayor Reed Gusciora joined New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Deputy Commissioner Joe Bertoni and the New Jersey 15th Legislative District representatives State Senator Shirley K. Turner, Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, and Assemblyman Anthony S. Verelli yesterday to announce the start of a Pedestrian Safety Improvement project along the state-controlled Route 129…

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  • June 6, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    June 6, 2020 ALLENTOWN-UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–This evening a Senior Class Car Procession was held from 5 to 7 pm to celebrate the Allentown High School Class of 2020. Tonight would have been Allentown’s Prom but since the covid-19 pandemic that was canceled. The Seniors were be led by the New Jersey State police,…

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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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