A New Jersey man who was drunk, high and speeding when he caused a crash that killed another driver in Plumsted in 2023 has been sentenced to five years in state prison.

John Zinkoski, 43, of Beachwood will have to serve at least 85% of the sentence — or four years, three months — before he is eligible for parole, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said. His driver’s license will also be suspended for seven months after he pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated.

Zinkoski pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide on April 14.

The crash occurred on May 12, 2023, in the area of Pinehurst Road and Long Swamp Road. Judi Smith, 59, of Browns Mills, was critically injured when she was trying to make a right turn onto Pinehurst Road at 5:50 p.m. Her car was hit by Zinkoski’s southbound pick

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