• April 5, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    April 5, 2021 By: Tyler Eckel HAMILTON TOWNSHIP (MERCER)– A vehicle crashed into a building, injuring multiple people, Monday evening. The crash occurred around 5:50 pm at the corner of Whitehorse Avenue and South Clinton Avenue. Hamilton Fire Department responded to the scene to stabilize the structure to prevent it from collapsing when the vehicle…

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  • Mercer County Prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children UnitArrests Lawrence Township Man – MidJersey.News

    January 26, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported today that an investigation into online child exploitation has resulted in the arrest of a Lawrence Township man. Kelly Skeel, 45, of Lawrence, NJ, is charged with second-degree possession of child pornography.  The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Skeel pending…

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  • December 12, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    December 12, 2020 Story by: Tyler Eckel TRENTON, NJ (MERCER): A single vehicle crash shut down Route 29 South near Cass Street at about 9:16 pm. The vehicle appears to have struck a utility pole, bringing down live electrical wires. Trenton Fire Department responded to the scene to assist in extricating one patient out of…

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  • Serious Crash Investigation In Hightstown, NJ – MidJersey.News

    Updated September 10, 2022 story here: Go Fund Me Here: September 9, 2022 HIGHTSTOWN, NJ (MERCER)–Around 9:00 p.m. Hightstown Police, EMS and Captial Health Paramedics MSU were dispatched to the area in front of the Hightstown Diner at Mercer and West Ward Streets. Upon arrival it was reported that Police and EMS found a juvenile…

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  • TPD Director Wilson Corrects Record on Crime – MidJersey.News

    August 8, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson today provided an update on crime throughout the City of Trenton in rebuttal to misinformation propagated by members of City Council during their combined session on Thursday, August 4. “I am proud of the work the Department has been doing this year, and I am…

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  • Tractor Trailer Hauling Municipal Waste Catches Fire On I-195 In Upper Freehold Township – MidJersey.News

    November 25, 2022 UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Firefighters from Hope Fire Company of Allentown were dispatched to I-195 west bound near mile post 9.6 for a tractor trailer smoking at 3:57 p.m. Upon arrival firefighters found a trailer on fire that was disconnected from the tractor and the vehicle was full of municipal waste. Firefighters…

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  • Two Alarm Fire In The Jeep Store, Ocean Township – MidJersey.News

    December 26, 2022 Photos, video and story by: Ryan Mack, Jersey Shore Fire Response OCEAN, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Around 9:15 p.m., police and firefighters were sent to 810 Route 35 The Jeep Store – Seaview Auto Corporation for a smoke condition with an active alarm. Police arrived on the scene in the area and confirmed the smoke…

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  • November 16, 2019 – MidJersey.News

    Press Release, November 16, 2019 Joanne Atkins-Ingram, mother of Braeden Bradforth, with U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) at her side along with her friend and attorney Jill Greene, spoke at a press conference today about the newly released independent investigation into the death of her son—a Neptune, NJ resident and student who died of exertional heat stroke…

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  • January 19, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    January 19, 2023 JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on January 18, 2023, Michael Tsamas, 33, of Laurence Harbor, was indicted by a Grand Jury sitting in Ocean County on the charges of Aggravated Manslaughter, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, two counts of Unlawful Possession of a…

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  • November 26, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    November 26, 2022 Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Manchester Township Chief of Police Robert Dolan announced that on November 23, 2022, Nicholas Depalma, 77, of Whiting, was charged with four counts of Aggravated Arson in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:17-1a (2) and one count of Aggravated Arson in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:17-1a (5), in…

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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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