• Hamilton Teen Killed By Gun Violence In Trenton – MidJersey.News

    May 22, 2020 Update to yesterday’s story: BREAKING: Bloodbath In Trenton Continues, 1 Dead 1 Critical In Another Shooting Photos and video by: Brian McCarthy, OnScene News TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating a homicide that occurred in Trenton Thursday afternoon.  At approximately 4:15 p.m., Trenton police responded to 900 block of…

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  • September 28, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    September 28, 2020 By the Diocese of Metuchen KENDALL PARK – SOUTH BRUNWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Daniel Mark Anderl had just celebrated his 20th birthday.  A lifelong Catholic and the only child of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas and defense attorney Mark Anderl, Daniel Anderl gave his life to protect his mother and father, taking the shooter’s…

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  • April 15, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    April 15, 2020 More about the 2020 Award Winners Here EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–John Brooks has been a member of the East Windsor (NJ) Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 since April 1979, when he joined as a junior firefighter. Throughout his 41 years with the department, Brooks has served in various key positions of leadership…

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  • March 2, 2020 – MidJersey.News

    March 2, 2020 Updated March 3, 2020 to add GoFundMe see below Story By: Dennis Symons, Jr. Photos by: Brian McCarthy, OnScene News and MidJersey.news correspondent: Jared Robinson. HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–A fire severely damaged a home in the 100 Block of Longwood Drive this afternoon. At approximately 1:25 pm the Hamilton Township Fire Department…

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  • May 25, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    May 25, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton Police say that at 7:21 p.m. police responded to 38 N. Hermitage Ave for a Shot Spotter activation of five rounds. A short time later a male arrived at the Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the leg. The victim is in…

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  • 18-Year-Old Brother Dies, 17-Year-Old Sister Trapped, After Large Hole They Dug On Beach Collapsed in Toms River, NJ – MidJersey.News

    The 17-year-old female victim was rescued and treated at the scene, but her brother Levy Caverley, 18 of Maine, tragically died. TOMS RIVER, NJ (OCEAN)–Toms River Police say that on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at approximately 4:09 p.m., multiple police and EMS units were dispatched to the beach entrance near Seaview Road on the barrier…

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  • January 12, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    January 12, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Ronal Ordonez-Lima, 28, has been charged with two counts of murder, two counts of felony murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of aggravated arson and five counts of arson. For an early Christmas morning fire that killed two people and left several homeless. According to police, there were…

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  • Car Overturns On Mercer Street In East Windsor – MidJersey.News

    October 21, 2021 EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Around 7:00 a.m. a vehicle traveling on Route 33/Mercer Street near Airport Road left the roadway and overturned. East Windsor Police, East Windsor Fire Company, Hightstown Engine Company and Robbinsville Fire Department responded to the scene for a vehicle on its roof and on fire. Upon arrival it was…

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  • Carbon Monoxide Incident Resolved at Costco Warehouse – MidJersey.News

    January 31, 2021 LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Just after 8:30 am employees reported an alarm sounding thought at the time to be a CO2 alarm (carbon dioxide) with two employees feeling ill and the store was evacuated. Lawrence Township Police, Lawrence Township EMS and firefighters from all three Lawrence Township fire companies responded to the scene.…

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  • May 5, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    UPDATE HERE: Two Shot in Trenton, Taken to Capital Health Trauma Center in Pickup Truck May 5, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Sometime around 7:30 p.m. it was reported that the West Entrance of Capital Health was closed for “Police Activity” Photos from the scene show police activity, crime scene tape and white Chevrolet Silverado parked by 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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