Driver Indicted In Connection With Holmdel Fatal Crash - Patch.com
5 crash on Route 34, near East Lawn Drive in Holmdel, according to a news release from acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Just before midnight, Pennington was driving a 2008 Chrysler Town and County minivan south on Route 34. Kovvuri, of the Parlin section of Old Bridge, was driving a 2008 Hyundai Accent north on the highway. Instead, he continued straight, crossed over the double yellow line and hit the Hyundai head-on. Pennington was transported to Bayshore Community Hospital as a precaution and later released. Investigators determined Pennington spent several hours before the crash drinking beer at Fantasies, a gentleman’s club in Keyport. After the crash, a blood sample showed he had a blood alcohol concentration of. 258 percent, more than three times the legal limit in New Jersey. Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutors Tara Wilson and Nicole Wallace are handling the state’s case. Pennington is represented by Freehold-based attorney Charles F. Clark, Jr. The investigation was handled by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART) and Holmdel police. Source: patch.com
