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Lakewood man gets 6 years in prison for deadly, high-speed drunk driving wreck

Authorities say Mordechai Berkowitz, 24, struck another car head-on and killed a 44-year-old woman.

News 12 Staff

Dec 4, 2025, 5:40 AM

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A drunk driver from Lakewood has been sentenced to six years in prison for a fatal high-speed crash in 2022.

Authorities say Mordechai Berkowitz, 24, struck another car head-on and killed a 44-year-old woman.

Prosecutors said he was driving 90 mph and had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit at the time of the crash.

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