• December 15, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    December 15, 2022 NEPTUNE, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Around 2:30 a.m., Neptune City received a call for structure fire at 401 W Sylvania Ave, Neptune City, NJ. at the Brighton Arms Apartments. When firefighters arrived, the first due engine reported heavy fire from apartment 3A on floors 1 & 2. It was quickly upgraded to a working fire…

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  • New Jersey State Police Begins Accepting Applications  – MidJersey.News

    July 7, 2022 West Trenton – Colonel Patrick J. Callahan announced the opening of the New Jersey State Police application process for the position of State Trooper. Applications will be accepted online starting, July 5, 2022, to Sunday, August 2, 2022. All eligible men and women are encouraged to apply. Those interested should visit www.NJTrooper.com to complete the…

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  • UPDATE: Princeton Junction Man Charged In Fatal Hit And Run – MidJersey.News

    May 31, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police Department, Acting Lieutenant Cynthia Hargis told MidJersey.news that Elber Eustaquio Yuman Davila from Princeton Junction was charged with “leaving the scene of a fatal accident” from an accident on Saturday night. The accident occurred just after 11:00 pm. Trenton Police, Trenton Fire & TEMS, and Capital Health Paramedics…

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  • Ewing Township, Pennington Road/Rt 31 Crash Closes Roadway – MidJersey.News

    June 26, 2021 EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Just after 1:00 p.m. a serious crash occurred on Pennington Road (Route 31) north bound near Glenmore Avenue. It was reported that a vehicle lost control, hit two utility poles and a tree before coming to rest in a front yard of a home. The Ewing Township Fire Department…

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  • Trenton Stabbing Victim Identified, 16 Dead In 2020 So Far In The City – MidJersey.News

    See Last Nights Breaking News Story Here: BREAKING: Multiple Stabbings In Trenton This Evening June 22, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The County Prosecutor’s Office has identified last nights victim of a stabbing as Robert Neal age 34. The victim was stabbed in the 200 Block of Rosemont Avenue around 9 pm. This is Trenton’s 16th homicide…

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  • BREAKING: Police Involved Accident In Trenton – MidJersey.News

    BREAKING NEWS REPORT: MidJersey.News has contacted official sources for more information and awaiting information on this accident. Once official information is released the story will be updated. July 29, 2020 UPDATE: Three Trenton Teens Facing Criminal Charges, Including Attempted Murder And Other Charges, After Shooting At Police During Chase In stolen Vehicle And Crash, 1…

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  • Fatal Crash on Route 29 in Hamilton – MidJersey.News

    March 19, 2022 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–NJ State Police told Midjersey.News that an accident was reported at 12:44 a.m. on State Highway 29 South at Mile Post 0.6 in Hamilton. A Freightliner M2 traveling south struck the left rear of a Chevrolet GMT-400 pickup truck that was stopped on the right shoulder. After the collision, the Chevrolet caught…

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  • November 4, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    November 4, 2022 UPDATE–The Federal Bureau of Investigation released a statement that they received information of a threat to a New Jersey area synagogue and they notified community leaders and law enforcement partners. The source was identified and no longer poses a danger to the community. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), Co-chair of the House Bipartisan…

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  • Occupants Rescued From Trapped Vehicles In Serious Head-On Crash On Old Trenton Road In West Windsor – MidJersey.News

    Saturday June 18th, 2022 :: 06:19 a.m. EDT ** Roadway re-opened ** Serious accident (road closed) – Old Trenton Rd @ Pennington. ~ 728 June 18, 2022 WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Last night at 10:33 p.m. June 17, 2022, West Windsor Police, West Windsor Emergency Services and West Windsor Fire Department and Princeton Junction Fire…

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  • Grand Opening Of Happy Head Smoke Shop And Glass Gallery In Bordentown, NJ – MidJersey.News

    November 19, 2022 BORDENTOWN, NJ (BURLINGTON)–This afternoon at 1:00 p.m. the Happy Head Smoke Shop and Glass Gallery opened for business at 178 Route 130 in Bordentown. TikTok Star, Sally Slices of Marcellos Pizza Grill in Hamilton, provided a pizza party and a pizza eating contest of 420 infused pizza. DJ Nebbs Entertainment provided the…

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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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