• January 26, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    January 26, 2020 By: Dennis Symons, Jr. WEST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Robbinsville’s Daniel “Danny” Surtz received the 2019 Mini Max High School Award from the Maxwell Football Club awards dinner held at St. David The King tonight. The award is given to 66 outstanding football players in the State of New Jersey. Danny is first team…

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  • May 28, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    May 28, 2020 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)—Police responded to the 100 Block of Monmouth Street around 10:20 pm, for 1 male shot in the arm. One person was transported by EMS to The Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center a trauma alert was called. There were reports of additional gunfire on Walnut Street and…

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  • April 28, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    April 28, 2020 TRENTON AND MERCER COUNTY, NJ–The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, and the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, honored frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with formation flights over New York City, Newark, Trenton and Philadelphia today. Previous MidJersey.News story on the event Photos of Operation America…

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  • NJEDA Announces Launch of New Cannabis Grant Program – MidJersey.News

    Funding to help new businesses in the cannabis industry with start-up expenses December 22, 2022 TRENTON – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board announced today the creation of the Cannabis Equity Grant Program, aimed at helping start-ups in the state develop with assistance for early-stage expenses and technical training. Up to $10 million in state funding…

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  • May 23, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    A Record 145 NJ Law Enforcement Agencies Statewide Receive HTS Grants to Participate in the Enforcement Crackdown Amid Alarming Uptick in Deaths on New Jersey Roadways May 23, 2022 TRENTON – As fatal crashes continue to climb in New Jersey, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the…

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  • July 10, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    July 10, 2022 ALLENTOWN-UPPER FREEHOLD TWP., NJ (MONMOUTH)–The Allentown / Upper Freehold Baseball, 7U Redbirds are on the ride of their young lives this season.  They are currently still undefeated with a combined record of 24-0 between the Travel and Allstar season that began in March.  The 7U Redbird team has won four titles so…

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  • Firefighters From 3-Counties Flow Over 2,000 Gallons Per Minute During Training Exercise – MidJersey.News

    September 10, 2022 ALLENTOWN, NJ (MONMOUTH)-ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)—Hope Fire Company of Allentown-Upper Freehold hosted a “large diameter” hose drill this morning at Mercer Corporate Park. Firefighters were able to flow over 2,000 gallons per minute from a drafting point, though several relay engines and finally to a discharge point consisting of ladders or an engine.…

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  • July 17, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    JULY 7, 2021 UPDATE HERE: Trenton Man Indicted for July 17, 2020 South Broad Street Homicide SEE MIDJERSEY.NEWS UPDATE HERE JULY 30, 2020 Mercer County Homicide Task Force Investigation Leads to Charges in July Homicide in Trenton SEE UPDATED MIDJERSEY.NEWS STORY HERE: Continuing Coverage: City Of Trenton’s 21st Homicide Of 2020 The Mercer County Homicide…

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  • August 12, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    Eric Coran, 41, of Medford, NJ a 21-year employee of the Robbinsville Township Police Department has been charged with stealing and selling property and equipment belonging to the police department for personal gain. August 12, 2022 ROBBINSVILLE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office press release: Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri and Robbinsville Township…

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  • Seaside Heights Police Rescue Dog From Parked Hot Car; Owner Returned Almost An Hour Later – MidJersey.News

    August 30, 2022 SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ (OCEAN)–Today around 5:10 p.m., Seaside Police received a report of a trapped dog inside a car with the owner being gone for over 45 minutes. Seaside Heights Police Officers arrived and deployed a car entry tool to rescue the dog out of the parked hot car. Temperatures this afternoon…

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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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