Monmouth County jury finds Marlboro man guilty of vehicular manslaughter
A Monmouth County jury found a Marlboro man guilty of vehicular manslaughter after a trial this week at the Monmouth County Superior Court in Freehold, New Jersey. He faces up to twenty (20) years in prison based on this jury verdict. The jury of seven men and five women returned a guilty verdict after two days of deliberation. The defendant was also found guilty of driving while intoxicated (DWI) and reckless driving. The victim in this case, a 39-year-old woman, was driving her motorcycle on June 3, 2007 when she was run over by the Defendant's vehicle. She suffered multiple injuries in the crash and died at the hospital 22 hours later. The Defendant's vehicle was found two miles from the crash with a shredded tire. Forensic evidence also linked the Defendant's vehicle to the victim's motorcycle. This was enough evidence to convince the jury that the Defendant was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. For additional information, see "Marlboro man guilty in 2007 hit, run accident".
I am not surprised with this verdict. In fact, I was in Monmouth County Superior Court earlier this week and I saw the assistant prosecutor who was trying the case. I told him that based on the evidence it looked like he had a winner. I was right. The defense attorney in this case, an excellent lawyer, did everything he could but the evidence was too overwhelming in favor of the State.
