• October 21, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    Update at this link: October 21, 2022 WEST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–West Windsor Police and West Windsor Emergency Services were dispatched to a head-on motor vehicle crash on Old Trenton Road near Colt Circle around 3:20 p.m. Several 9-1-1 callers were reporting entrapment West Windsor Fire, Robbinsville EMS and Captial Health Paramedics were also sent to…

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  • Edison Man Sentenced For New Brunswick Man’s Murder – MidJersey.News

    January 14, 2021 NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced an Edison man was sentenced today for the murder of a 23-year-old New Brunswick man who he fatally shot in the City. Christopher “C-Dub” Thompson, 29, of Edison, was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas J. Buck, J.S.C. to thirty years in prison for…

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  • Two Accidents Reported in Upper Freehold Township – MidJersey.News

    December 4, 2021 UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–It was a busy night for Hope Fire Company of Allentown with two different accidents. The first accident was on Sharon Station Road on the curve about 1/4 mile from Herbert Road at 12:20 a.m. A GMC traveling north bound ran off the opposite side of the roadway…

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  • 12-Year-Old All-stars Win NJ States, 3rd Place In Mid-Atlantic Region – MidJersey.News

    September 5, 2022 ALLENTOWN – UPPER FREEHOLD, NJ (MONMOUTH)–In the 70th season of the Allentown/Upper Freehold Cal Ripken league, this year’s 12-year-old Redbird All Star team won the organization’s first ever 12-year-old state championship.In the District and State Tournaments, where they won both tournaments, they went for a combined 9-0 record, outscoring their opponents 105-30.…

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  • NJ Fish And Wildlife Announces New State Record Albacore Tuna – MidJersey.News

    December 7, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–NJ Fish and Wildlife has announced that a new record albacore tuna was caught in October. The new record fish, caught by angler, Matthew Florio, broke the previous record for albacore tuna which had been caught in 1984 by 3.4 ounces. Matthew was chunking off the boat Luna Sea at…

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  • 3-Alarm Fire At Mt. Holly Kawasaki Suzuki – Mt. Holly Motorsports – MidJersey.News

    August 17, 2022 SOUTHHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (BURLINGTON)–Firefighters were dispatched at 2:47 a.m. to 2044 Route 206 at Mt. Holly Kawasaki Suzuki known as Mt. Holly Motorsports. Multiple fire departments from all over Burlington County responded to the scene. The entire building is approximately 260 feet x 115 feet with a rear section measuring 115 feet…

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  • KC-46A Pegasus Arrives On Joint Base MDL – MidJersey.News

    November 10, 2021 By Airman 1st Class Joseph Morales Joint Base MDL Public Affairs JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J.  –  The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community celebrated a monumental milestone for the installation as it welcomed its first KC-46A Pegasus to its new home in an arrival ceremony Nov. 9, 2021. The event marked the beginning of new total force…

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  • January 9, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    January 9, 2023 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–According to the City of Trenton and Trenton Police Department (TPD) preliminary statistics, the City of Trenton achieved a 45% reduction in the number of homicides during the 2022 calendar year. While major cities in the United States experienced a 5.0% decrease in homicides, these cities also saw a 20%…

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  • Toms River Police Department Responds To Multiple Serious Calls In 12 Hour Period Thanksgiving Weekend – MidJersey.News

    November 26, 2022 TOMS RIVER, NJ (OCEAN)–Toms River Police say that on November 25, 2022 at approximately 2:55 p.m., police officers were dispatched to a residence for a reported disorderly person suffering from mental illness. Once on scene, officers spoke with the victim who stated that she had just been assaulted and the suspect was…

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  • Firefighters from Bordentown, Chesterfield, Jacobstown train for ice rescues – MidJersey.News

    February 5, 2022 Firefighters from Derby Fire Department (Bordentown Twp), Consolidated Fire Association(Bordentown Cty), Chesterfield Fire Department, and Jacobstown Fire Department completed their Ice Rescue Operations class conducted by Safety and Survival Training LLC today. These firefighters worked hard on the ice today practicing the proper techniques for rescuing those who may become stranded on…

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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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