Ocean County man pleads guilty in deadly drunk incident at ‘blue hole’ Erin Vogt Published: November 5, 2025 NJ man admits to deadly drunk UTV crash in 2020 in Manchester (Google Maps, Canva Townsquare Media Illustration)

🚨 Howell man pleads guilty to charges in the 2020 UTV crash that killed a 62-year-old passenger.

🍺 Test shows McGuire was drunk as the vehicle plunged into Heritage Minerals Mine “blue hole.”

⚖️ Prosecutor says victim’s relatives support a lenient plea deal, to “close a painful chapter."

A 48-year-old Howell man admitted that he caused a passenger’s death after driving a utility terrain vehicle while drunk.

On Monday, Stephen McGuire pleaded guilty to strict liability vehicular homicide and endangering the welfare of a child for the 2020 crash that kille

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