Edison Woman Who Killed Friend In Drunk Crash Handed 7 Years

EDISON, NJ — An Edison woman was sentenced to seven years in state prison for the drunk driving death of her friend late last year, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said.

Ashley Gergits, 21, must serve 85 percent, or just under six years, of the seven year sentence before she is eligible for parole. Once she is released, she will lose her license for 15 years, Carey said.

Gergits admitting to causing the death of her friend Jenna Adamousky, 21, when she pled guilty in April to one count of vehicular homicide, two counts of assault by auto, and driving while intoxicated under a plea agreement.

Gergits was driving the night of Feb. 16 when she crashed the car on Rt. 27 in Highland Park, killing Adamousky.

Her car struck a bridge abutment, bounced off and struck a car waiting at a red light driving late at night, Carey said. Adamousky was killed, and two male passengers in the car were injured. The driver of the other car, a 31-year-old from New York, was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries.

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