Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Funeral for Peter Calvelli was held Tuesday morning in Martinsville.
A funeral for the Bridgewater man killed in a motor vehicle accident Wednesday evening was held at Blessed Sacrament Church on Washington Valley Road Tuesday morning. The funeral for Peter Calvelli, 49, was held at 10 a.m., with a burial following at Cold Springs Cemetery in New York at 1 p.m. Calvelli was killed last Wednesday when his vehicle was hit head-on by another car driven by Warren resident Lori Weiss on Martinsville Road in Bernards Township. Calvelli's daughter, Rachel, was a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the accident, and was taken to Morristown Memorial Hospital where she was listed in good condition Tuesday. Weiss, 44, was charged Thursday with second-degree vehicular homicide and third-degree assault by auto in …
Friday, January 18, 2013
Tests ordered to determine alcohol level in Warren woman's blood at time of accident.
A Warren woman accused of vehicular homicide in a crash that killed a Bridgewater man Wednesday night has now been charged with DWI and having an open container of alcohol in her vehicle at the time of the accident, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. Bernards Township Police on Friday charged Warren Lori Weiss, 44, with DWI, reckless driving, driving with an open container of alcohol and faiing to keep right, after further investigation of the Wednesday evening accident that claimed the life Peter Calvelli. Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano announced Thursday vehicular homicide charges had been filed against Weiss. She surrendered herself to authorities on Friday, represented by attorney John McDonald, and was freed after posting $…
Alcohol detected on Warren woman's breath following Bernards Township accident that killed Bridgewater man and injured his daughter, prosecutor says.
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Friday, January 18
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. Bernards Township police add DWI, reckless driving charges on Friday. 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 …
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8:43 pm on Saturday, January 26, 2013
This was clearly not a case of a few drinks at dinner . The article says she was cited for having an open container of alcohol in the car. I do not find these photos distasteful frankly the story is not helped at all by having the photos included. Why not a photo of Mr Calvelli if any were to be used? The photos however were taken at a public site (outside) and I would assume the photographer had… more ›