State v. Buckley, A-55 September Term 2011; Supreme Court; opinion by Patterson, J.; decided May 15, 2013. On appeal from Appellate Division. [Sat below: Judges Graves, J.N. Harris and Koblitz in the Appellate Division; Judge DeVesa in the Law Division.] DDS No. 14-1-9967 [28 pp.]
On Aug. 12, 2008, a Dodge Viper sports car carrying two North Brunswick police lieutenants drove off Route 130 and collided with a utility pole. The passenger, Christopher Zerby, died shortly after the accident. The driver, defendant Keith Buckley, was not seriously injured. He was later indicted for second-degree vehicular homicide, N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5.
