Crime & Safety
Driver Not Guilty of Vehicular Homicide After Striking, Killing Parsippany Pedestrian
Jury's deliberations last three hours, end with acquittal of Dover man, report says.
The Dover man who struck and killed a Parsippany man on Route 10 in December 2012 has been found not guilty of vehicular homicide.
A jury acquitted Fabio Aristizabal Monday afternoon after three hours of deliberations, nj.com reported.
Richard Oberst, 64, of the Morris Plains section of Parsippany was crossing the roadway near Pelican Ski Shop just before 2 a.m. on Dec. 22 when he was struck by Aristizabal. Oberst was taken to Morristown Medical Center and later succumbed to his injuries.
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Aristizabal had a blood-alcohol level of .073, just a hair under the legal limit of .08, the report said. The driver left the scene but later returned, the report said.
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