Old Bridge crash: Township man charged in DWI that killed two
A 23-year-old township man has been charged in the fatal crash that killed two people early Saturday morning.
Old Bridge crash: Township man charged in DWI that killed two A 23-year-old township man has been charged in the fatal crash that killed two people early Saturday morning. Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/crime/jersey-mayhem/2019/07/06/old-bridge-crash-tristan-r-rodriguez-charged-crash-killed-2/1666694001/
Joe Martino, Bridgewater Courier News Published 9:45 p.m. ET July 6, 2019 | Updated 5:03 a.m. ET July 7, 2019
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OLD BRIDGE - A 23-year-old township man has been charged in a fatal DWI crash that killed two people early Saturday morning.
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Tristan R. Rodriguez has been charged with two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide and one count of fourth-degree assault by auto in the two-vehicle crash, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Old Bridge Police Chief William Volkert said in a release Saturday night.
Krystal C. Diaz, 29, of Old Bridge, the passenger in Rodriguez's car, and a 17-year-old female passenger in the other vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.
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A 20-year old male, also from Old Bridge, who was driving the other vehicle, as well as Rodriguez were taken to the hospital and treated for their injuries, the release states.
Police were dispatched to the scene of the crash on Englishtown Road near the JCP&L building in Old Bridge at 3:50 am., according to the release.
Rodriguez was allegedly intoxicated while driving an Acura on Englishtown Road when he crashed into the rear of a pickup truck, Carey said in the release.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Old Bridge Police Officer Steven Connolly at 732-721-5600 or Middlesex County Prosecutor's Jonathan Detective Berman at 732-745-4328.
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