A 49-YEAR-OLD WHITING, NEW JERSEY MAN HAS BEEN INDICTED ON ASSAULT BY AUTO CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO NOVEMBER 2, 2020 VEHICLE CRASH
" William Andujar Of Whiting, New Jersey Has Been Indicted On Aggravated Assault & Assault By Automobile Charges In Connection To November 2, 2020 Vehicle Accident In Berkeley Township, New Jersey."
July 8, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ.- On Thursday, July 8, 2021 Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on July 8, 2021, William Andujar, 49, of Whiting, New Jersey has been indicted by a Grand Jury sitting in Ocean County on Charges of Aggravated Assault and Assault by Automobile in connection with an incident that occurred in Berkeley Township, New Jersey on November 2, 2020.
On November 2, 2020 at approximately 7:00 p.m. Members of The Berkeley Township Police Department responded to a report of a crash involving two motor vehicles in the area of West Pinewald Keswick Road.
An investigation by The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Vehicular Homicide Unit and The Berkeley Township Police Department revealed that Andujar, who was traveling westbound in a 2010 Honda CRV, crashed into a 2003 Hyundai Elantra operated by Susan Ewing, 44, of South Toms River, New Jersey, from behind.
The impact forced both vehicles off the roadway into a wooded area. The victim, Ms. Ewing, sustained serious bodily injuries as a consequence of Andujar crashing into her vehicle. Ms. Ewing was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey for treatment of those injuries. Ms Ewing was subsequently discharged and is still recovering from those injuries.
Andujar was likewise transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center following the crash, a search warrant was obtained for a draw of his blood. Laboratory results of that blood draw received to The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office on November 23, 2020, indicated that Andujar had a blood alcohol concentration of .129 percent at the time his blood was drawn. The legal limit for alcohol consumption in New Jersey is .08 percent or less. Laboratory results also revealed a significant quantity of methadone in Andujar's system.
On November 24, 2020, Andujar was arrested by Detectives from The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Vehicular Homicide Unit and The South Toms River Police Department and charged with Assault by Automobile. The additional charge of Aggravated Assault was filed on December 8, 2020, as a result of further developments in the investigation. Andujar has been lodged in The Ocean County Jail since his arrest on November 24, 2020.
Ocean County Prosecutor would like acknowledge the diligent efforts of The Law Enforcement Agencies that participated in the investigation resulting in the arrest and indictment of Mr. Andujar.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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