STATE v. ZADROGA

DOCKET NO. A-4432-19.

275 A.3d 1 (2022)

472 N.J. Super. 1

STATE of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Stephen A. ZADROGA, Defendant-Appellant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 26, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter R. Willis , Jersey City, argued1 the cause for appellant (Willis & Novel, LLC, attorneys; Peter R. Willis and Maximillian A. Novel , Jersey City, on the briefs).

Leonardo V. Rinaldi , Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent ( Esther Suarez , Hudson County Prosecutor, attorney; Stephanie Davis Elson and Colleen Kristan Signorelli , Assistant Prosecutors, on the briefs).

William P. Cooper-Daub , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General ( Matthew J. Platkin , Acting Attorney General, attorney; William P. Cooper-Daub , of counsel and on the brief).

Scott M. Welfel , Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for amicus curiae Office of the Public Defender ( Joseph E. Krakora , Public Defender, attorney; Scott M. Welfel , of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges Sabatino, Rothstadt and Mayer.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

This criminal prosecution arises out of a head-on collision that killed a passenger in defendant's car. Defendant, Stephen A. Zadroga, had driven his car into oncoming traffic, and an accident reconstruction expert estimated he had been speeding at over 80 miles per hour in a 25...

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