3SOUTH TOMS RIVER , NJ – A 41-year-old man is facing vehicular homicide and multiple related charges in connection with a June crash that killed a woman in South Toms River, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.

Around 3:50 a.m. on June 7, officers responded to Colgate Drive where 57-year-old Marie Bellavista was found dead in the roadway. Investigators determined that Tremel Haskins was driving the cab of a Volvo semi-truck when he struck Bellavista and fled. Haskins was later found at a Walmart parking lot on Route 37 and initially charged with several motor vehicle offenses, including driving while intoxicated. A court-authorized blood draw revealed an active THC level indicating recent marijuana use.

A search of Haskins’ truck also uncovered a loaded .38 caliber re

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