• December 30, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    December 20, 2021 HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP – The Mercer County Park Commission has been approved for a Community Based Deer management permit from the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. The Community Based Deer Management (CBDM) permit allows for additional opportunities to improve forest understory and the overall ecological condition of natural areas through deer reductions beyond standard state hunting regulations.  Reducing deer overpopulation also improves public safety by reducing deer-vehicle collisions.   The additional measures…

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  • June 25, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    June 25, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Just after 10:30 p.m., Friday June 24, 2022, Hamilton Police responded for a shooting at the 7-11 on the Hamilton side of Lalor Street at Deutz Avenue. Hamilton Police, Hamilton Fire Department and EMS responded. Prior to Fire Department and EMS arrival it was reported that police scooped the person…

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  • 15th Annual Motorcycle Toy Run to Benefit Patients of The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center – MidJersey.News

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  • BREAKING: Truck Fire On NJ Turnpike – MidJersey.News

    January 12, 2021 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–At 6:41 am the Robbinsville Township Fire Department along with the Hamilton Township Fire Department were dispatched to a truck fire on the NJ Turnpike. The truck was fully engulfed and on the south bound side of the highway just prior to the Exit 7 A ramp. Firefighters called for…

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  • NY – MidJersey.News

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  • Governor Murphy Signs First-in-the-Nation Legislation to Hold Gun Traffickers Criminally Liable for Resulting Deaths and Injuries – MidJersey.News

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  • First Lady Tammy Murphy Tests Positive for COVID-19 – MidJersey.News

    January 2, 2022 Earlier today, First Lady Tammy Murphy tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test. She is asymptomatic. Governor Murphy and the rest of the family have tested negative, and they will continue to test regularly in the coming days. The Governor and First Lady tested themselves due to a recent known non-family…

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  • Mercer County – Page 2 – MidJersey.News

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  • NJSP Seeks Identification Of 3 Who Made Graffiti Markings On “Big Rusty” In Hainesport – MidJersey.News

    September 4, 2023 HAINESPORT TOWNSHIP, NJ (BURLINGTON)–The New Jersey State Police Seeking Public’s Assistance Identifying Three Individuals Wanted for Criminal Mischief On the August 9, 2023, Bordentown Troopers responded to a Criminal Mischief complaint located in Hainesport Township, Burlington County. Troopers observed multiple graffiti markings on a statue owned by Hainesport Township, known as “Big…

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  • Hainesport – MidJersey.News

    September 4, 2023 HAINESPORT TOWNSHIP, NJ (BURLINGTON)–The New Jersey State Police Seeking Public’s Assistance Identifying Three Individuals Wanted for Criminal Mischief On the August 9, 2023, Bordentown Troopers responded to a Criminal Mischief complaint located in Hainesport Township, Burlington County. Troopers observed multiple graffiti markings on a statue owned by Hainesport Township, known as “Big…

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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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