{"id":565,"date":"2013-09-04T16:11:09","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T16:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/?p=565"},"modified":"2013-09-04T16:11:09","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T16:11:09","slug":"drunk-driver-kills-grandmother-pregnant-woman-and-child-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\/blog\/drunk-driver-kills-grandmother-pregnant-woman-and-child-in-new-jersey\/","title":{"rendered":"Drunk Driver Kills Grandmother, Pregnant Woman and Child in New Jersey."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A driver in Jefferson, New Jersey was involved in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nj.com\/morris\/index.ssf\/2013\/08\/four_members_of_one_family_killed_in_jefferson_car_accident.html\">fatal car crash that took the lives of a grandmother, a pregnant woman and her eleven year-old daughter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WEczQaYdmUk\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The family was driving on Route 15 on August 24, 2013, returning home from a family barbeque.\u00a0 The driver\u2019s name is Luis Torres, from Jersey City.\u00a0 There were nine passengers total in the vehicle at the time of the car accident.\u00a0 Seven of the passengers were ejected upon impact. The grandmother Lucila Colon and granddaughter Tevia Booth were both pronounced dead at the scene. Julissa Colon sustained severe personal injuries and was transported to the Morristown Memorial Hospital emergency room where she and the fetus both died shortly thereafter. Torres and the remaining passengers were taken to St. Claire\u2019s in Dover to be treated for a range of moderate to severe personal injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Police say Torres told them that he was speeding on the roads he did not know very well.\u00a0 He was relaying on his global positioning system due to his unfamiliarity with the area.\u00a0 Torres drove too closely to another vehicle, and attempted to swerve to avoid crashing.\u00a0 Due to swerving, he lost control of the vehicle, flipped and crashed it into a nearby house.\u00a0 Torres\u2019 admissions make it clear that he is a responsible driver.\u00a0 He told police he was at least twice the legal limit of blood alcohol content because he was drinking beer throughout the day.\u00a0 He said he smoked marijuana the day before, and brought some to the barbeque that day.<\/p>\n<p>Torres was charged with multiple counts of aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and assault by automobile.\u00a0 He was taken to the Morris County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know recently suffered any <a href=\"http:\/\/boston-personalinjury-lawyer.com\/massachusetts-boston-personal-injury-mass-injuries.php\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>personal injuries<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a> or has been killed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-auto-car-accident-injury-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Massachusetts car accident<\/a>, please do not hesitate to contact our expert Massachusetts car accident attorneys, <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-personal-injury-information-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Massachusetts personal injury attorneys<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-wrongful-death.php\">Massachusetts wrongful death attorneys<\/a> to learn how we can be of service to you.\u00a0 Call us at <strong>617-787-3700<\/strong> to speak with a <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-auto-car-accident-injury-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Boston, MA car accident lawyer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-personal-injury-information-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Boston, MA personal injury lawyer<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonmawrongfuldeathlawyer.com\">Boston, MA wrongful death lawyer<\/a> any time, day or night, to discover how to recover the maximum damages that your case deserves.\u00a0 Our <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\">Boston, MA lawyers<\/a> can also be reached via email at <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-contact-gilbert-hoy-lawyers-attorneys.php\"><strong>info@gilhoylaw.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please give us a call at <strong>617-787-3700<\/strong> or email our <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\">Boston, MA lawyers<\/a> today to protect your rights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your needs are out top priority!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A driver in Jefferson, New Jersey was involved in a fatal car crash that took the lives of a grandmother, a pregnant woman and her eleven year-old daughter. 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