PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say a New York man is facing charges in a traffic accident n New Jersey that claimed the lives of three people, including an infant.
Middlesex County prosecutors and Perth Amboy police say a pickup truck they allege was “driving aggressively, cutting in and out of traffic” in excess of the posted speed limit struck a minivan at about 6:30 pm. Friday.
Forty-seven-year-old Maria De Lourdes Aguerra and 44-year-old Maria Garcia of Elizabeth were pronounced dead at the scene. An 8-month old infant was flown to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital but died Saturday. All were passengers in the minivan, and the driver was also treated at a hospital.
Prosecutors say 38-year-old Patrick Monahan of Staten Island was charged with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and aggravated assault. Prosecutors say his alleged conduct also violated the governor’s executive order restricting non-essential activities in New Jersey. Authorities allege that he told detectives he was in the state to visit friends.
Monahan remained in custody pending a detention hearing; it wasn’t immediately clear whether he had an attorney and a message was left at a number listed for him.
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