Authorities say a man is
facing criminal charges stemming from a Clifton crash
last summer which killed a 1-year-old girl and badly injured the child's
mother.
Chad Hines, 41, of Wantage, was indicted by a Passaic County Grand Jury
on first-degree aggravated manslaughter stemming from the August crash that
sent Jamie Yarrish, 25, and her young daughter, Jaelynn, to the hospital.
According to the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, Jaelynn died of her
injuries several days later.
Officials say back on Aug. 25, Hines was driving a dump truck westbound
on Route 3 when he hit Yarrish, who was driving a 2019 Honda Civic. He was arrested on Dec. 8 following
months of investigation.
Hines also is faced with second-degree death by
auto, third-degree strict liability vehicular homicide and third-degree assault
by auto charges.