PEQUANNOCK, N.J. (1010 WINS) — The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office on Saturday announced charges against a 35-year-old woman for killing a pedestrian while driving the wrong direction.
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Maria Oliveri, struck and killed 55-year-old Jill Altman Russo around 8:23 a.m. on June 11 while driving north in the southbound lane of 157 Boulevard, according to prosecutors.
She also hit a 32-year-old bicyclist who suffered serious injuries but survived the crash.
Emergency responders rushed both victims to Chilton Memorial Hospital, where Altman Russo, a mother of three, was pronounced dead.
Oliveri is facing charges for vehicular homicide, disorderly person assault by auto and related offenses.
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