• UPDATE: 56 Year Old Wall Township Man Dies In Motorcycle Vs Car Crash In Millstone, Passenger Still In Serious Condition – MidJersey.News

    November 9, 2020 11:53 am with additional update at 6:45 pm with additional details. November 9, 2020 6:45 pm update: Trooper Charles Marchan of the NJ State Police Public Information Bureau told MidJersey.News tonight, that Based on preliminary investigation, Emily C. Dengler was operating a Honda Accord westbound on Stagecoach Road CR 524. William F.…

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  • May 17, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    May 17, 2021 EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Mayor Janice S. Mironov announced that East Windsor Township is launching a Child Passenger Car Seat Safety initiative to run from June through September, underwritten by a $6,000 New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety grant. This pro-active initiative, offered for Township residents will be held at the East…

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  • January 10, 2023 – MidJersey.News

    January 10, 2023 NEWARK, N.J. – A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted to set fire to a police vehicle during a riot in Trenton, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Kadeem A.…

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  • April 4, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    April 4, 2021 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–On Saturday, April 3, 2021 at approximately 8:30 pm, Trenton Police officers responded to the area of Route 29 North and Hermitage Avenue after receiving reports of a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle.   Officers discovered the victim, identified as Marcus Drury, a 51-year-old man from Frazier Street in Trenton. …

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  • Multiple Injured Riding El Toro At Great Adventure; 5 Transported To Hospital With Back Pain – MidJersey.News

    August 25, 2022 JACKSON, NJ (OCEAN)–Around 7:30 p.m. Jackson First Aid, Millstone Fire-EMS, Plumsted EMS responded to Six Flags Great Adventure for a reported accident with multiple patients at the El Toro ride. It was reported that there were five transported and several RMA’s taken (Refused Medical Advice with no transport to the hospital). Most…

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  • Monmouth County “Volunteer In Parks” Crew Performs Trail Maintenance Tonight At Clayton Park – MidJersey.News

    September 21, 2022 UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Monmouth County Park System “VIP-Volunteer In Parks” trail crew has been working repairing trails in Clayton Park over the past few months. This evening crews were spotted working on Bridges Trail. According to the Monmouth County Park System website, Volunteers can be found in many different roles throughout…

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  • October 28, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    October 28, 2020 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Around 8:27 pm the Hamilton Township Police Department, Hamilton Township Fire Department, RWJ EMS, Capital Paramedics and Robbinsville EMS were sent to Crosswicks-Hamilton Square Road for a serious collision. The accident happened on Crosswicks-Hamilton between HTFD Station 19 and Edgebrook Road. Three vehicles are involved in a head-on-crash with…

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  • Investigation Continues Into The Death Of Woman Found On Side Of Route 1 In West Windsor On Christmas – MidJersey.News

    Police Identify Woman Found On Side of Route 1 Dead In West Windsor December 26, 2022 WEST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–West Windsor Police reported that on December 25, 2022 at 5:23 p.m., West Windsor Patrol Units responded to the area of 3466 US Route 1 North (an unoccupied former car dealership) on multiple reports of a possible…

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  • October 25, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    October 25, 2022 TRENTON, NJ – Mayor W. Reed Gusciora applauded planners and advocates for submission of the Route 29 Boulevard project grant application. The project would overhaul Trenton’s waterfront to ensure residential access and more equitable use of land and resources. “Route 29 was built in the ‘50s and ‘60s despite the opposition of Trenton residents.…

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  • October 12, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    October 12, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Following a months-long compliance evaluation of conditions affecting Trenton Water Works (TWW), Governor Phil Murphy, Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette, and Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora today announced the launch of a new Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) initiative to better support and improve TWW. Through this initiative, the…

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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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