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Off-Duty Son, Lieutenant Dad Indicted In Fatal Parkway Crash, Charges Dropped Against Mom
An off-duty Newark police officer, his father and his cousin were indicted by a grand jury on charges of trying to conceal the death of a pedestrian struck on the Garden State Parkway last year, authorities said.
Charges against the young officer's mother, however, have been dropped.
Louis A. Santiago, 25, was staring at a cellphone when his Honda Accord drifted onto the shoulder and struck Damian Z. Dymka, a 29-year-old nurse from Garfield, near Exit 151 in Bloomfield around 3 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2021, they alleged.
What Dymka was doing on the parkway shoulder, particularly at that time, was…
Winning $150K Powerball Ticket Sold At North Jersey 7-Eleven
A Powerball ticket good for $150,000 was sold at a North Jersey 7-Eleven.
The ticket from the Wednesday, July 20 drawing was sold at 7-Eleven #36882, 203 Darling Ave., in Nutley.
While the ticket initially won the $50,000 third-tier prize, it was purchased with the Power Play option, multiplying the prize to $150,000.
The winning numbers were: 10, 20, 23, 49, and 65. The Red Power Ball number was 22. The Power Play was 3X.
The Double Play drawing results for the Wednesday, July 20, drawing were: 04, 14, 26, 30, and 52. The red Double Play Power Ball number was 18.
The Powerball jac…
Roommates Running Cocaine Ring Arrested In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
Authorities in Central Jersey dismantled a cocaine distribution ring, leading to three arrests, police said.
Christian Duarte, 44, Fernando Villa, 35, and David Hernandez-Garcia, 22, all of Elizabeth Street, in South Bound Brook, were arrested on various drug and distribution charges, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said.
Duarte was arrested outside of his home during the ongoing investigation on Wednesday, June 29, and found with approximately 2.5 ounces of cocaine, McDonald said.
Detectives obtained a Superior Court ordered search warrant for the Elizabeth Street residen…
