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NJ Driver Indicted In Crash That Killed Baby, Parents
A New Jersey driver was indicted by a grand jury on 15 counts in a crash that killed a baby and his parents last year.
Modesto Pino was under the influence and speeding when he ran a stop sign in Vineland, colliding with an SUV on Nov. 1, 2020, authorities said.
The occupants of the SUV were identified as Iban Garcia-Ruiz, 30, his wife, Elisa Perez-Hernandez, 32, and their two children, of Bridgeton, police said.
The children were hospitalized with injuries suffered in the crash, and 1-year-old Ivan later died.
More than $40,600 had been raised on a GoFundMe in memory of the fam…
Man Crushed By Car In His Own NJ Driveway By Driver With Cocaine, Prosecutor Says
Authorities have identified the 65-year-old man crushed to death by a car in an Essex County driveway early Thursday morning.
Donald Banks was standing in his Pierson Street driveway in Orange when he was hit by Chadane Bailey, 26, sometime around 12:45 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.
Bailey was pulling in when she hit banks, who was rushed to University Hospital, Stephens said alongside Orange Police Director Todd Warren.
Bailey, the driver, remained at the scene and was charged with causing death while on a suspended license and p…
