The 24-year-old Lakewood man previously pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and assault by auto.
Mordechai Berkowitz, 24, pleaded guilty in April to vehicular homicide and assault by auto, according to a statement from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.crossed over the double yellow lineThe passenger in the SUV — Juana Lopez-Hernandez, 44, of Mexico — died of her injuries at a local hospital, officials said.
The driver, a 35-year-old Jackson woman, was seriously injured, treated at a local hospital and remains at home recovering, authorities said.Testing revealed that he had a blood alcohol content of 0.157 percent at the time of the crash, investigators said.Detectives also determined that he was driving 90 mph in a 35 mph zone, the office said. On July 27, 2022, Berkowitz surrendered to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office with his attorney present.I have been a reporter from NJ.com since March 2018 and have worked the night shift since that time. I focus on writing breaking and trending news stories. Before joining NJ Advance Media, I worked at a small...
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