• January 27, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    January 27, 2020 WEST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–The Nottingham-Hamilton West co-op hockey team defeated the Lawrence-Hightstown-Ewing co-op hockey team at Mercer County Skating Center tonight. Photo gallery: January 27, 2020 HIGHTSTOWN, NJ (MERCER)–Demolition of the blue warehouse at the corner of North Academy Street and Bank Street signals the start of the Phase 1 Mill Project.…

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  • 15 Indicted on Various Weapons Offenses Including Unlawful Possession of Ghost Guns and Other Firearms – MidJersey.News

    Charges Stem from New Jersey State Police Investigation Where Detectives Recovered 6 Guns, High-Capacity Magazines, Ammunition, and Drugs from Party Bus January 25, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced the indictment of 15 individuals after an investigation by the New Jersey State Police led to the seizure of six guns…

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  • June 11, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    June 11, 2022 TRENTON, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man already under felony indictment was charged with conspiracy to engage in firearms trafficking and unlawful transportation of firearms in interstate commerce following law enforcement’s seizure of 11 firearms, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Dominic Maloney, 19, of Bordentown, New Jersey, was…

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  • West Windsor Police K9 Cherno’s Final Walk – MidJersey.News

    June, 3, 2022 WEST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–West Windsor Police and other K9 Units from the area were at Progressive Veterinary Care in Skillman today for Police K9 Cherno’s Final Walk. The K9 was 13 1/2 years old and provided service to West Windsor Police Department for 10 years. K9 Cherno was assigned to K9 Sergeant…

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  • July 5, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    BREAKING NEWS REPORT: If official information becomes available the story will be updated July 5, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Police and Trenton EMS were dispatched to Asbury Street for a shooting victim around 1:30 am. A trauma alert was called when the victim was transported to the Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. No…

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  • South Brunswick Police Say Fatal Crash Maybe Related To Medical Issue – MidJersey.News

    February 28, 2023 SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–On Monday, February 27, 2023, at 7:05 p.m., South Brunswick Police Department officers were alerted to a car under a trailer at the rear of a warehouse on Chris Court. Officers found a red 1999 Volkswagen Beetle with a driver unconscious. Monmouth Junction First Aid Squad, Monmouth Junction Fire Department,…

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  • September 15, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    September 15, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–John Paff from Transparency NJ says that in response to an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request, he received today, an Excel spreadsheet identifying 2,171 Local Government Officers (LGOs), including mayors, municipal council members, zoning board members, etc., who were assessed $100 fines for allegedly failing to file Financial Disclosure Statements (FDS)…

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  • January 5, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    January 4, 2020 Updated 11:48 am 1/5/2020, with information from Millstone Township Fire Chief John Fiore MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)—Fire fighters responded to a 3 Alarm Fire including sending a “Tanker Strike Force” at 4 Fitzpatrick Lane at 8:59 pm sending fire departments from 4 counties to the scene. According to Fire Chief John Fiore,…

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  • No Serious Injuries Reported In Lawrence Township Crash – MidJersey.News

    October 26, 2022 LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–At 10:22 a.m. Lawrenceville Fire Departments, EMS and Lawrence Police were dispatched to Franklin Corner Road near Lewisville Road for a motor vehicle crash with reported entrapment. Upon arrival of emergency services, it was determined that there was no entrapment and fire departments were recalled. EMS remained on scene…

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  • September 17, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    September 17, 2022 ALLENTOWN, NJ (MONMOUTH)–At 8:15 p.m. the Hope Fire Company of Allentown, Allentown EMS, and Allentown Police Department responded to South Main Street for a two-vehicle motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival an Amazon Delivery van appeared to rear end another vehicle traveling south on Main Street. Initially there was a reported injury but…

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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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