January 31, 2024
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Raymond Hayducka of the South Brunswick Police Department announced today that Giovanni Gaines-Little, 24, of Camden, has been charged in connection with a fatal hit and run that occurred on February 25, 2023.On February 25, 2023, at approximately 9:58 P.M., authorities responded to the intersection of Route 130 and Route 32 following the report of a crash. Upon their arrival, authorities located Kerri Lynn Shea, 43, of East Windsor, who died as a result of the crash. Shea was married and had one daughter at the time of the crash. Shea was a vice president at Merrill Lynch in Hopewell.
The 11-month investigation led by Patrolman First Class Officer Bryan Sites of the South Brunswick Police Department and Detective Matthew Colonna of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined that Giovanni Gaines-Little, 24, of Camden, was the driver of the other vehicle and fled the scene on foot. Gaines-Little was arrested on January 29, 2024, and charged with second-degree Vehicular Homicide, second-degree Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Death, third-degree Causing Death While Operating a Motor Vehicle in Violation of N.J.S.A. 39:3-40 or While Unlicensed, fourth-degree Obstructing Administration of Law, third-degree Hindering One’s Own Apprehension or Prosecution, second-degree Hindering One’s Own Apprehension or Prosecution, and third-degree Witness Tampering.
Chief Raymond Hayducka said, “The investigators were determined to follow all the leads and track down the person responsible for this fatal crash. This mom was just coming home from volunteering at a local theater company when this driver ran the red light and killed her. I appreciate all the work and dedication by the Middlesex County Prosecutors Office, PFC Sites, and our Traffic Safety Bureau on this case.”