• Truck Overturns On Route 206 At Connector Road In Bordentown Spilling 8,000 Gallons Of Asphalt Emulsifying Agent – MidJersey.News

    July 7, 2022 UPDATE: Route 206 has been reopened July 6, 2022 BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ (BURLINGTON)–A tanker truck overturned on Route 206 South Bound turning onto Connector Road spilling its load of 8,000 gallons of asphalt emulsifying agent around 6:10 p.m. Bordentown Township Fire Department and EMS responded for an overturned truck with a reported…

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  • October 8, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    October 8, 2022 NEW HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ (BURLINGTON)–New Hanover Township Police report a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident occurred on Cookstown-Wrightstown Road (Rt. 616) at approximately 6:58 p.m. on October 5, 2022. A silver Nissan, driven by the victim Jeremy Schaffer, of Cookstown, NJ, collided with a GMC pickup being operated by Levi Scull of Westampton,…

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  • August 12, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    See MidJersey.News update here: UPDATE: 64 Year Old From West Palm Beach, FL Found Dead In Car Fire August 12, 2020 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–According to NJ State Police spokesperson Sergeant Lawrence Peele, at approximately 7:55 p.m., troopers responded to a car fire on I-295 north on the Exit 60 ramp to I-195 in Hamilton…

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  • State Grand Jury Declines To Criminally Charge Officers Involved In Death In Custody In Trenton, NJ April 3, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    December 15, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER) — A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Stephen Dolceamore, 29, of Springfield, P.A., who died in the custody of the Trenton Police Department on April 3, 2020. The death in custody was investigated by…

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  • No Injuries Reported As Truck Leaves Roadway And Crashes Into Woods On NJ Turnpike – MidJersey.News

    August 27, 2022 EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–At 9:11 p.m. the Hightstown Fire Company, Hightstown First Aid, Robbinsville Fire Department and NJ State Troopers were sent to mile post 65.2 south bound outer roadway for a tractor-trailer in the woods with reported injuries. Upon arrival the tractor-trailer was into the woods but there were no injuries…

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  • Robbinsville PBA Local #344 Egg Hunt – MidJersey.News

    April 2, 2021 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–In order to comply with COVID-19 precautions the Robbinsville Township PBA Local #344 Easter Egg Hunt is being held a little differently this year. In order help maintain social distancing the hunt is held between the hours of 12 and 6 pm. near the Robbinsville Township Police Station, Robbinsville Library…

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  • January 14, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    January 14, 2020 By: Dennis Symons, Jr. ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)—The Robbinsville Township Fire Department was dispatched at 5:38 pm to 24 Applegate Drive tonight for a fire alarm activation in a 1+ million square feet warehouse. Upon arrival of the first due fire apparatus the occupants of the building were evacuated, and an active fire…

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  • Robbinsville School Officials Unveil 5,300 Solar Panels as Part of Clean Energy Project – MidJersey.News

    September 9, 2022 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–There are many benefits to the clean energy project that was installed in the parking lots of Robbinsville High School and the Pond Road Middle School this summer. The school district will be saving more than $100,000 a year on energy costs and did not pay a penny for this…

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  • August 11, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    WEST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–The West Windsor Police Blotter for July 2022. INCIDENT:  2022-19233  Service of Warrants DATE & TIME OCCURRED:  7/01/22  at  10:57 PM LOCATION OCCURRED:  U.S. Route 1 & Alexander Rd. OFFICER: Ptl. A. Mangone #112                 WHO: (ARRESTED, INJURED, DRIVER, VICTIM, OTHER) Arrested: Vito Messina                Resident of Trenton, NJ 08611 DETAILS:  Ptl. Mangone initiated a…

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  • August 5, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    August 5, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–In a final tribute to Trenton Police Sergeant Daniel Pagnotta, III., fellow police officers, loved ones, and friends drove past Trenton Police Headquarters on North Clinton Ave. this afternoon. Trenton Police PBA 11 wrote: It breaks our heart to ever have to post about a Police Officer’s death…Our thoughts and…

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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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