Vehicular Homicide Charges in Fatal Head-On Crash

A Warren woman has been charged with vehicular homicide in a motor vehicle crash that killed a Bridgewater man in Bernards Township, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano.

Lori Weiss, 44, was charged Thursday with second-degree vehicular homicide and third-degree assault by auto in the incident that occurred on Martinsville Road in Bernards Township Wednesday.

Soriano said officers responding to the scene detected alcohol on Weiss' breath, and she was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

According to Soriano, the crash occurred at about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday when Weiss's 2011 Mercedes Benz SUV crossed over the center line on Martinsville Road in Bernards Township and struck a 2008 Honda Accord head-on.

Soriano said Weiss failed to maintain her line while driving.

The Honda was driven by Peter Calvelli, 49, of Hodge Drive in Bridgewater. Calvelli was pronounced dead at the scene, Soriano said.

Calvelli's 25-year-old daughter was a passenger in the vehicle, and she was taken to Morristown Medical Center with serious injuries, Soriano said. Her condition was not immediately known Thursday afternoon.

The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office C.A.R. Team and the Bernards Township Traffic Safety Unit responded to the scene to investigate.

Soriano said the crash is still under investigation.

Anyone with information on the accident should call Bernards Township Police at 908-766-1122, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office C.A.R. Team at 908-231-7100 or the Somerset County Crime Stoppers' Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS.

All calls will be confidential.