A 30-year-old Howell man plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the Morris County Superior Court in Morristown, New Jersey last week in connection with the drug-related crash that killed a Mount Arlington police officer in October 2011. The defendant admitted to being under the influence of four drugs at the time of the crash and has no independent knowledge of the events of that day based on his drug-induced condition. The defendant, who had previously been released on $500,000.00 bail, agreed to have his bail revoked to begin serving his time pending sentencing. The defendant’s plea agreement calls for a twenty (20) year State prison sentence, 17 years of which must be served without parole.
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