2nd Man Sentenced In Bridge Crash That Killed NJ Man

PALMYRA, NJ — A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting he caused a five-car crash on the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge that killed a 35-year-old Camden man late last year, authorities announced.

Brandon Moore, 24, previously pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular homicide and third-degree assault by auto, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina.

Moore is the second person to be sentenced in this incident. Last month, 29-year-old Jonathan Ramos, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to six years in prison. Read more here: Man Who Hit 100 MPH In Bridge Crash That Killed NJ Man Sentenced

“This tragic case underscores the truth of the old adage, ‘speed kills.’ The victim, Mr. Martinez, was killed just days after Christmas last year, and another holiday season is upon us,” Coffina said. “We urge everyone to keep their cool behind the wheel, and to pause and consider the possible consequences when operating a vehicle while experiencing road rage, or while impaired, distracted, or simply speeding. The risk of depriving your or another person’s family of their loved one, forever, due to an avoidable crash simply is not worth it.”

Moore and Ramos were going home from New Jersey when they sped up to cross the bridge just before 7 p.m. on Dec. 28, according to authorities.

Moore hit 112 mph, while Ramos hit 106 mph on the bridge in which the speed limit is 45 mph, authorities said. While racing, Moore's 2018 Dodge Charger sideswiped Ramos' 2015 Grand Jeep Cherokee, triggering the crash that killed Gerardo Francisco Perez Martinez, authorities said.

Multiple other people were taken to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden for treatment. None of those injuries were life-threatening. After the crash, Ramos got out of his car and walked away from the scene, according to authorities.

He first asked another driver to call his cell phone because he couldn't find it in the wreckage, authorities said. Police said they later found the phone in the car he was driving.

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