Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Fatal Sparta Crash: Police

SPARTA, NJ — A Sparta man was charged with multiple counts Tuesday in a crash that caused the death of a Sparta woman, according to the Sparta Township Police Department.

The Jan. 30 head-on crash killed Erin Moore, 41, of Sparta.

Atilla Princz, 41 of Sparta, was charged Tuesday with vehicular homicide, speeding at 69 mph in a 35 mph zone, DWI, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to maintain lane, having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and failure to keep right, said department spokesman Lt. John Lamon on Wednesday.

Princz was taken into custody Tuesday and was in the Morris County Correctional Facility awaiting a court appearance, Lamon said. It is unclear whether bail was set.

Princz and Moore collided when Princz’s car drifted over from northbound Route 181 into the southbound lane by Signal Hill Trail, police said, as reported earlier by Patch.

The Sparta Fire Department extracted Moore from her car, and she was rushed to Newton Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said. Princz was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center after the accident with head and back injuries, police said.

Though there was minimal effect on traffic on the Sunday night, but the section of the roadway was closed for about eight hours, Lamon previously told Patch.

New Jersey’s Department of Transportation set up a detour after the crash that wound from Signal Hill Trail to Conestoga Trail to Sawmill Road and back to Route 181, Lamon said.

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