1New Jersey man faces prison after admitting to drunk UTV crash

Manchester Township, NJ — A Howell man has pleaded guilty to strict liability vehicular homicide and endangering the welfare of a child in connection to a deadly 2020 crash that left one man dead and three minors endangered after a utility terrain vehicle plunged into a lake at a former mine site.

Stephen McGuire, 48, entered the plea before Judge David M. Fritch on Monday, admitting his role in the December 12, 2020, incident at the Heritage Minerals Mine property, also known as ASARCO, located on Route 70 in the Whiting section of Manchester Township. At sentencing in January, the state will seek a three-year term in New Jersey State Prison.

Authorities said McGuire was operating a UTV carrying five people — including 62

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