Alleged drunk truck driver facing additional charges in fatal crash
Updated on September 7, 2017
By Craig McCarthy
PERTH AMBOY-- A truck driver, who authorities say was drunk at the wheel during a fatal car crash, is facing additional charges Thursday, including driving without a license.
Aleksander Isserovich, 38, of Brooklyn, New York, has been charged with death by auto and causing death by auto while operating a motor vehicle with a suspended New Jersey driver's license, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey said in a release.
Isserovich is accused of driving drunk on the southbound side of Route 440 Wednesday afternoon and rear-ending a Hyduna Sonata, killing it's driver, according to the release.
Drunk truck driver kills Jersey Shore man in crash: Cops
Jason Appio, 45, of Ocean Township, was pronounced dead at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy
The SUV smashed into the car in front of it and the truck jackknifed, hitting two other cars, authorities said.
Jason Appio, 45, who was driving the SUV, was pronounced dead at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy at 4:40 p.m., according to the prosecutor's office.
Isserovich was initially charged with driving under the influence. The truck driver and three others were taken to the hospital for minor injuries.
The prosecutor's office said someone had called 911 before the crash to report the driver's erratic driving.
Aleksandar Isserovich's facebook pages say that he works for Le Pain Quotidien, a bakery.
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Drunk tractor-trailer driver kills Jersey Shore man in crash, cops say
Updated on September 7, 2017 at 4:00 PMPosted on September 7, 2017 at
By Craig McCarthy
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
PERTH AMBOY, NJ -- An Ocean Township man died Wednesday after his car was rear ended by a tractor-trailer with an alleged drunk driver at the wheel, authorities said.
The accident occurred at 3:36 p.m. on the southbound side of Route 440 near milepost 2.7 when the truck crashed into a Hyduna Sonata and jackknifed, hitting two other cars, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey said in a release.
Jason Appio, 45, who was driving the SUV that was pushed into another car, was pronounced dead at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy at 4:40 p.m., according to the release.
The truck driver, Aleksander Isserovich, 38, of Brooklyn, New York, was charged with driving under the influence, Carey said.
Isserovich was taken to the Perth Amboy hospital for his injuries, according to the release. The other drivers were also treated for minor injuries at the hospital.
The prosecutor's office said someone had called 911 before the crash to report the driver's erratic driving. Authorities are still investigating the incident. Anyone with information can call (908) 725-0107 or (732) 745-8842.