• Trenton Mayor Gusciora And City Officials Address April 5th Violence – MidJersey.News

    April 6, 2020 See previous stories from April 5, 2020 gun violence here at links below: Trenton Under Siege: 2 Dead And 5 Injured In Multiple Shootings Sunday Shooting 1 Shooting 2 Shooting 3 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Mayor Gusciora held a press conference to address April 5th violence in the community and the continued response to…

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  • Trenton Body Count Increases To 15 As Carnage Continues In The City – MidJersey.News

    Another shooting makes Trenton’s 15th Homicide of the year June 2, 2020 Photos by: Brian McCarthy OnScene News TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Trenton’s 15th homicide of the year was from a shooting this afternoon around 5:20 pm. A Shot Spotter activation in the area of Oakland and Hoffman Avenue sent the Mercer County Homicide Task Force where they…

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  • Two Charged With Firearms And Narcotics Offences In Bordentown Twp., NJ – MidJersey.News

    July 8, 2022 BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ (BURLINGTON)–Police say that on July 2, 2022, at approximately 5:25 p.m. when Detective Sergeant Pavlov stopped a Toyota Scion on Rt. 206. Following a K9 alert a search was conducted of the vehicle which led to the seizure of a 9mm Smith and Wesson handgun loaded with two (2)…

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  • Serious Crash Reported On NJ Turnpike South Of Exit 7A In Hamilton Township – MidJersey.News

    October 6, 2022 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Around 9:20 a.m. the Robbinsville Fire Department and EMS along with Bordentown Township firefighters responded to the New Jersey Turnpike just south of Exit 7A for an overturned truck with reported entrapment in the outer lanes of the roadway. Upon arrival at mile post 59.2 it was determined that…

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  • November 10, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    November 10, 2022 EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–Mayor Janice Mironov, Deputy Mayor Peter Yeager, and Council Members Denise Daniels, David Russell, Alan Rosenberg and John Zoller, joined by Womanspace Chief Operating Officer, Client and Community Services Susan Victor and Chief of Police Jason Hart, proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, praising Womanspace and the Domestic…

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  • Another Wildfire Contained In NJ; 315-Acres Burned In Brendan T. Byrne State Forest – MidJersey.News

    June 27, 2022 The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reports that a wildfire at Brendan T Byrne State Forest – Brickworks Wildfire – Manchester and Woodland Townships has been contained. As of 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2022 the New Jersey Forest Fire Service has achieved 100 percent containment of a 315-acre wildfire near Pasadena…

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  • UPDATE: Pedestrian critically injured in East Windsor crash – MidJersey.News

    March 29, 2021 See related MidJersey.news story here: Serious accident involving pedestrian on Route 33 in East Windsor By: Tyler Eckel EAST WINDSOR (MERCER)– On Saturday, March 27, around 8:33 pm, the East Windsor Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash located on Route 33 West, between Twin Rivers Drive North and Probasco Road,…

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  • June 21, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    June 21, 2022 EWING TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)– Ashanti Ross has been recognized for her continuous dedication and service to McDonald’s customers at the McDonald’s of Trenton on Olden Avenue in Ewing Township. She recently used her musical talents to perform for guests at her McDonald’s location, providing a unique and meaningful experience for those who dined…

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  • August 23, 2022 – MidJersey.News

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  • January 27, 2022 – MidJersey.News

    25 Grant Recipients of $8.2 Million in Community-Based Violence Intervention Funding, the Largest Such Program in State History January 27, 2022  Governor Phil Murphy and Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck today announced a $7 million investment in gunshot detection technology and other law enforcement equipment to reduce gun violence using federal American Rescue Plan…

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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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