Kevin Wells Charged in 1 Death and 2 Critical Injuries After NJ Boat Crash
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 1
Kevin Wells Charged in 1 Death and 2 Critical Injuries After NJ Boat Crash
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 1
Summary
New Jersey State Police arrested Kevin Wells, 40, on Friday and charged him with vehicular homicide and two counts of assault by vessel while intoxicated after a July 25 Barnegat Bay-area crash.
Police said Wells was operating a 32-foot Boston Whaler in the Intracoastal Waterway in Toms River Township when it struck a channel marker just before 11 p.m., then continued to a private home on Silver Lagoon Drive.
Michael T. Bereheiko, 26, later died at a hospital; Steven Pochick, 27, and Nicholas Cherasaro, 27, were critically injured, while Sarah Stulh, 24, suffered minor injuries.
Ocean County jail records show Wells is being held without bail pending a detention hearing, and state police said the investigation remains active.
The case is at least the third fatal summer boating crash in the area tied to alleged impairment, following separate charges in August and July in two other channel-marker collisions.