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Plumsted Township, NJ – A Beachwood man will serve five years in New Jersey State Prison for a 2023 drunk and drug-impaired driving crash that killed a Browns Mills woman.

On August 8, 41-year-old John Zinkoski was sentenced by Judge David M. Fritch to five years behind bars under the No Early Release Act, requiring him to serve at least 85% of his sentence before parole eligibility. He also pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, resulting in a seven-month license suspension.

The fatal crash occurred on May 12, 2023, when Zinkoski’s Nissan Frontier, traveling an average of 86 mph, struck a Volvo XC6 making a turn onto Pinehurst Road. The Volvo’s driver, 59-year-old Judi Smith, suffered severe injuries and died at Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood.

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