• February 26, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    February 26, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commision has illuminated the Trenton Makes The World Takes sign in yellow and blue in support for Ukraine. The Commission says the sign will be lit in blue and yellow from February 25-March 4 in support of Ukraine (with the exception on Monday, February…

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  • November 20, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    UPDATE HERE: Connecticut Avenue Shooting Update: Hamilton NJ: On November 20, 2021 at approximately 6:34 PM, Hamilton Police were dispatched to the area of the Greenwood Avenue and Connecticut Avenue on a report of shots fired with one person struck in the leg.  Upon arrival Officers located a juvenile victim bleeding from his upper left leg. …

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  • Alert For Missing Princeton University Student – MidJersey.News

    October 18, 2022 PRINCETON, NJ (MERCER)–The Princeton University, Department of Public Safety is seeking information on the whereabouts of an undergraduate student, Misrach Ewunetie ’24, who has been reported missing. Ewunetie, 20, was last seen about 3 a.m. Friday in the vicinity of Scully Hall. She is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 130…

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  • Garden – MidJersey.News

    June 12, 2022 HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Farmers are gearing up and improvements have been made at the historic Tri-County farmers’ cooperative and auction market on Route 33. First opened in 1933 at the height of the Great Depression, in recent years, the market has opened itself up to the public and a variety of restaurant…

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  • One Seriously Injured in Ewing Township House Fire – MidJersey.News

    January 15, 2023 EWING TOWNSHIP (MERCER)– One person was badly injured in a fire that gutted a home near the township’s border with Trenton this morning. The injured individual, whose identity was not released by authorities but who is believed to be a resident of the home, was rushed by Ewing Township EMS to Capital…

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  • October 22, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    October 22, 2021 EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–The East Windsor Township Police Department initiated the following police reports through Wednesday, October 20, 2021. 1. DUI Location: Dorchester Drive Time/Date: 8:43 PM, 10/14/2021 The officer conducted a motor vehicle stop after observing the vehicle with an obstructed view. The driver exhibited signs of impairment and was placed…

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  • High School – MidJersey.News

    Updated November 9, 2019 HAMILTON– In a NJSIAA Regional Crossover Game Steinert fell 13 to 48 against Brick Memorial High School. Photos of halftime and the 2nd half of game: Last night it was incorrectly reported as a season ending game. An additional game home game is against Lakewood on Thursday at 2:45 p.m. There…

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  • March 19, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    March 19, 2022 Story and photos by: Colin McCormick HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–The Hamilton Township 2022 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade brought thousands of people out to see the parade for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic. Hamilton Township’s Saint Patrick’s Day parade committee chose Gerard Sheridan as the Grand Marshal of today’s…

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  • Wall Township Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Killing 6-Week-Old Baby Girl – MidJersey.News

    December 19, 2022 FREEHOLD, NJ (MONMOUTH) – Austin Meli, a Wall Township resident was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the homicide of his six-week old baby girl, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday. Austin Meli, 26, was sentenced on Friday, December 16, 2022, before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Joseph…

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  • November 26, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    November 26, 2021 NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a fatal vehicle collision that occurred on November 25, 2021 in North Brunswick, N.J. Two children sustained fatal injuries. The decedents’ identities are not being released at this time.   According to the preliminary investigation, the fatal incident occurred on November…

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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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