• January 20, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    January 20, 2021 Read last night’s breaking news story here: UPDATED: Multi-Alarm Fire At Amazon TEB6 In Cranbury CRANBURY TOWNSHIP, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Michael J. Owens of the Cranbury Police Department announced that authorities are investigating a warehouse fire. On January 19, 2021, at approximately 11:27 P.M., officers of the…

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  • January 4, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    January 4, 2021 Update: Ewing Police report missing man located EWING TOWNSHIP (MERCER): The Ewing Police Department is seeking assistance with locating the pictured missing adult male. Stanley Wrobel, 83 years of age went missing on Sunday January 3, 2021 and was last seen at approximately 3:00 p.m. by his wife. Wrobel left his residence…

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  • January 14, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    January 14, 2021 By: Tyler Eckel Six-Month Investigation Yields 18 Arrests, Guns, $228,000 in Drugs TRENTON (MERCER): Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri today announced that a six month, multi-jurisdictional investigation of narcotics distribution and violent crime in the  Mercer County area has culminated with the arrest of 18 individuals and the seizure of  approximately 1,000…

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  • January 23, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    January 23, 2021 By: Tyler Eckel HAMILTON TOWNSHIP (MERCER): Hamilton Police and EMS responded to Route 156 and Yardville Allentown Road just before 10:00 pm for a person that was struck by a vehicle. The man was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in stable condition. The intersection was shut down for a short…

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  • January 9, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Michael J. Biennas of the Monroe Township Police Department announced that a New Brunswick man has been arrested and charged with the killing of another man who he fatally struck with a vehicle yesterday afternoon. Leovigildo Comisario-Salazar, 32, of New Brunswick was arrested and charged…

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  • January 29, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    January 29, 2021 SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief James Parker of the South Plainfield Police Department announced today that a New York man has been charged for his involvement in a grandparent scam. On January 27, 2021, Albert Peralta-Munoz, 22, of the Bronx was arrested and charged via a complaint-summons…

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  • January 7, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    Bill Will Provide Aid to Small Businesses and Usher in New Era of Economic Development January 7, 2021 HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Governor Phil Murphy today signed into law the landmark New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020, which will provide economic support for small businesses, while propelling New Jersey’s economic recovery and growth for much…

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  • January 13, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    January 13, 2021 ROBBINSVILLE, NJ (MERCER)–Mayor Dave Fried presided over the swearing-in of new Township Councilwoman Deborah Blakely today inside the Municipal Public Meeting Room. Mrs. Blakely, accompanied on the dais by daughters Maggie and Brielle, was selected by Council on January 7 to fill the unexpired seat of Dan Schuberth. Her first meeting as…

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  • January 31, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    UPDATE: Update: Manahawkin Man Man Faces Additional Charges Involving Crash On January 30, 2021 January 31, 2021 LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ (OCEAN)–Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on January 30, 2021, at approximately 9:45 p.m., officers from the Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department responded to the area of Radio Road and Baltusrol…

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  • January 1, 2021 – MidJersey.News

    January 1, 2021 UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–At 10:49 am, the Hope Fire Company of Allentown was dispatched to I-195 east bound at mile maker 11.2 for a well involved car fire. Firefighters arrived quickly with two engines and extinguished the fire. No further information was available. Hamilton Township Fire Division Swearing In Program January…

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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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