1Toms River woman found guilty of two counts of vehicular homicide

TOMS RIVER, NJ — A 30-year-old woman has been convicted on two counts of vehicular homicide after a jury found she caused a 2022 Manchester Township crash that killed two men, prosecutors announced Thursday.

After a nearly five-week trial before Judge Dina M. Vicari, jurors concluded that Danielle Bowker recklessly operated her 2018 Honda Civic when she veered out of her lane on Route 571 on March 29, 2022. The crash left two Toms River men dead: 48-year-old Michael Sadis and 58-year-old Paul Lamberti.

Bowker faces up to five years in New Jersey State Prison for each count when she is sentenced on December 12.

Investigators determined Bowker failed to maintain her lane while navigating a curve, colliding head-on with a

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