Kristina Godich, 31, died in a car two-vehicle collision near Route 9 and Ferry Road in Middlesex County, New Jersey
31-year-old passenger killed in Middlesex County car crash
Old Bridge police responded to the area of Route 9 and Ferry Road after the report of a car crash at around 1:05 a.m., the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a release.
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Investigators found that speeding combined “with aggressive and reckless driving" contributed to the collision, authorities said.
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Benjamin Futerman, 32, of Manalapan, was charged Wednesday with first-degree aggravated manslaughter and second-degree vehicular homicide in the death of his wife, Kristina Godich, 31, who was killed shortly after 1 a.m. on June 2.
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