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Friday, March 20, 2015Area:
Trenton-NJThree off-duty New Jersey police officers and a friend were returning from a visit to strip club when they drove the wrong way down the West Shore Expressway and struck a tractor-trailer. Two died, including 28-year-old Linden Officer Frank Viggiano and 28-year-old Joe Rodriguez. The driver, Pedro Abad, 27, and 23-year-old passenger Patrik Kudlac, sustained serious injuries and were taken to local hospitals in critical condition. The driver of the tractr-trailer sustained injuries deemed non-life threatening. This incident is still under investigation.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015Area:
Trenton-NJBrandon Baez struck a taxi that was stopped at a traffic light as Baez was driving the wrong way down Newark Street, a one-way street. Baez then allegedly struck another stopped car. No one was injured, but damage was done to all vehicles involved. Baez was arrested after failing field sobriety tests, and was charged with driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to a Breathalyser test, reckless driving, and driving the wrong way on a one-way street.
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Monday, January 5, 2015Area:
Trenton-NJAt around 2:45 a.m., Sara I. Lee, 50, of Hackettstown, was driving a 2012 Nissan Sentra the wrong way down Route 22 East near Mountain Avenue in Bridgewater when she crashed into a black BMW 328i driven by Karen A. Facciponti, 35, of Dunellen. Both Lee and Faccioponti were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerville. Facciponti was treated for minor injuries and released, and Lee was pronounced dead at 4:20 a.m.