FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) - Monmouth County authorities have accused a Camden man of driving recklessly and under the influence of alcohol in a crash that claimed the life of a female passenger in Belmar on Easter.
Edwin Martinez is held on $300,500 bail, charged with vehicular homicide, causing a death while driving with a suspended license and criminal mischief.
Authorities say the 22-year-old drove off at a high rate of speed after an altercation outside a bar.
Authorities say Martinez ran a red light, collided with a vehicle and his 26-year-old passenger was ejected from his car. The Howell resident was pronounced dead at a hospital. Her name was not released.
The occupants of the other vehicle were not injured.
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