37-Year-Old Toms River Woman Charged With Killing Woman & Child In Last Month's Car Crash
Monday, June 10, 2024, 5:30 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ.- On Thursday, June 6, 2024, a 37-year-old Toms River, New Jersey, was taken into custody and jailed after being criminally charged on Wednesday in connection with a fatal car crash that occurred on May 30, 2024, in Jackson Township, New Jersey that claimed the life the woman's child and a 36-year-old Jackson Township woman.
According to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Sorah Tyner, 37, of Toms River, New Jersey was formally charged with two counts of Vehicular Homicide; two counts of Manslaughter; two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child; Assault by Auto; Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution; and Obstruction.
Ms. Tyner was taken into custody on Thursday at her home without incident by Ocean County Authorities. Following being processed on the charges Tyner was remanded to the Ocean County Jail pending future court proceedings in Ocean County Superior Court in Toms River, New Jersey.
The charges stem from an investigation that began on Thursday, May 30, 2024, when at just around 5:00 p.m., members of the Jackson Township Police Department responded to the area of Cleveland Court and East Veterans Highway following receiving a report of a serious motor vehicle crash.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located a two-vehicle crash involving a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica being operated by Sorah Tyner that had crashed head-on into a 2010 GMC Terrain being operated by Carolina Bonilla-Hernandez, 36, of Jackson Township, New Jersey.
An initial investigation by members of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Major Crime Unit Vehicular Homicide Squad and the Jackson Township Police Department determined while Tyner was trying to negotiate a left-hand curve in the road, she crossed into the eastbound lane, striking Bonilla-Hernandez's Terrain.
As a result of the collision, Tyner, and the two minor children in her vehicle were transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment of their injuries. Upon arrival one of the kids was pronounced deceased. The second child was admitted to the hospital and was listed in stable condition. Tyner was treated and released.
Ms. Bonilla-Hernandez was transported to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, where she succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased.
The ensuing investigation by Detectives determined that Tyner's vehicle was in the opposite lane for some distance before striking the Terrain, and did not try to take action to return back into her lane. The investigation also uncovered that only one of the children in Tyner's vehicle was seated appropriately in a car seat, while the other child was restrained only with a seat belt which led to the death.
Detectives executed a court-authorized search warrant for Tyner's cell phone and determined that Tyner was using her cell phone at the time of the crash. Detectives further determined that Tyner made inconsistent statements at the scene of the crash, leading to charges being filed against Tyner.
"The rules of the court requires us to include a statement, that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt."
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