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Drunk driver's deadly rampage results in possible life sentence for Newark man

The wreck killed two passengers—a 17-year-old and a 21-year-old—and injured two others.

News 12 Staff

Feb 27, 2025, 7:53 AM

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A Newark man faces life in prison after a guilty verdict for a deadly drunk-driving crash.

Prosecutors say 39-year-old Shaquan Wiley was barreling down Bergen Street at about 85 miles per hour when he lost control and slammed into a tree.

The wreck killed two passengers—a 17-year-old and a 21-year-old—and injured two others.

Wiley's sentencing is scheduled for April.

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