Dad Of 10 Died In Fiery Hicksville Crash Caused By Drunk Driver Who Consumed Dozen Beers: DA
A drunk driver going nearly 100 miles per hour slammed into another car, causing a fiery death trap that killed a beloved father of 10 from Long Island, prosecutors alleged.
Miguel Nolasco, 43, of Hicksville, was indicted for aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, April 1, in the death of Jannai Allen.
The fiery wreck happened in Hicksville, near the intersection of Prospect Avenue and Cantiague Rock Road, at around 11:20 p.m. on Sept. 21, 2024.
Nolasco was intoxicated and speeding, going nearly 100 MPH in a 40 MPH zone, when his Honda slammed …
Speeding Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Deadly North Plainfield Crash: Officials
A Plainfield ex-con is facing a long list of charges—including vehicular homicide—after a deadly crash in North Plainfield killed a 68-year-old Bridgewater man, officials said.
Kavon Powell-Coleman, 35, was arrested on Friday, March 13 in Somerville following a crash that occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 4, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.
Police responded around 1:16 p.m. to Greenbrook Road and Duer Street, where a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by Powell-Coleman, had collided with a 2014 Ford F-150 pickup truck, authorities said. The F-150 had veered off the …
Toms River Man Guilty In High-Speed Crash That Killed Lakewood Driver: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old Toms River man was convicted on Tuesday, March 18, of driving more than double the speed limit in a fatal 2022 crash in Lakewood, authorities said.
Alejandro Huerta-Arias was found guilty of vehicular homicide in a crash that killed Mark Mandel, a 32-year-old Lakewood resident following a two-week trial, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at approximately 8:15 a.m., Lakewood Township police responded to Madison Avenue and Courtney Road, for the crash. Huerta-Arias was traveling northbound on Madison Avenue in a 2012 Infinity…
Drunk Driver Admits Causing Deadly 7-Car Crash In Riverhead That Injured Several Others
A Riverhead man formally confessed to causing a drunken, seven-car pileup that killed his passenger and seriously injured several others.
Cristian Mendoza-Baquiax, 37, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, March 11.
Mendoza-Baquiax admitted that he was driving drunk on County Road 105 in Riverhead on the evening of Aug. 7, 2024, when he sped around another car, swerved into oncoming traffic, and crashed into several vehicles.
His passenger, 33-year-old Nelson Reyes-Muxin, was killed in the collision. Another passenger in his…
Intoxicated Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Guilty In Another NJ Crash That Killed 2
A 39-year-old Newark man faces up to life in prison after he was convicted on Monday, Feb. 24, of vehicular homicide when he drove drunk and killed two people in a crash, authorities said.
And this isn't his first fatality behind the wheel.
On Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Shaquan Wiley was drunk, driving 84 mph down 15h Avenue when he lost control while crossing Bergen Street and crashed into a tree, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.
Two of his passengers, 17-year-old Tahtiyanah Green and 21-year-old Imani Exum were killed instantly in the crash, Stephens said. Two…
