• January 25, 2022 – MidJersey.News

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  • May 1, 2022 – MidJersey.News

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  • Accident – MidJersey.News

    June 8, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police, Trenton Fire Department, Trenton EMS responded to Bridge and Centre Streets for reports of an accident with multiple injuries. It was unclear the condition of the occupants or the exact number of injuries. Trenton Police Department is investigating the crash. Photos by Brian McCarthy, OnScene News Photos by Brian McCarthy,…

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  • June 3, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    Correctional Facility June 3, 2022 TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced criminal charges against six correctional police officers in connection to an incident in which an unjustified use of force was used against an inmate at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility in Chesterfield Township on April 8, 2020. A total of 6 defendants—including…

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  • Fatal Pedestrian Strike On Northeast Corridor Near Princeton Junction Station – MidJersey.News

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  • 1M+ In World, 261k USA, 28.8k NJ With COVID-19 – MidJersey.News

    April 3, 2020 There are over 1 million cases of COVID-19 in the world as it passed the 1 million mark yesterday. As of the 2:11 pm update there are a total of 1,076,017 in the world and over 58,000 have died from the virus. In the United States of America there are 261,438 with…

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  • Trenton Man Identified As Victim Of I-295 Crash In Hamilton Township – MidJersey.News

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  • September 5, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    September 5, 2022 CRANBURY, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–A serious crash occurred this evening on the New Jersey Turnpike North Bound Outer Lanes in Cranbury, New Jersey near an emergency turnaround for the Molly Pitcher Service Area. A medical helicopter was called to the scene but was canceled due to proximity since the local trauma center is a…

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  • $50k Worth Of Damage To Ewing Business On Fifth Street During Burglary – MidJersey.News

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  • Pair Charged With Criminal Attempt Homicide And Weapons Offences In Hamilton – MidJersey.News

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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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