Monmouth County authorities have accused a Camden man of driving recklessly and under the influence of alcohol in a crash that claimed the life of his girlfriend in Belmar on Easter.
Edwin Martinez is held on $300,500 bail, charged with vehicular homicide, causing a death while driving with a suspended license and criminal mischief.
Authorities say the 22-year-old drove off at a high rate of speed after an altercation outside a bar.
Authorities say Martinez ran a red light on Route 35, collided with a vehicle and his 26-year-old passenger Tiffany Soto was ejected from his car. The Howell resident was pronounced dead at a hospital.
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The impact caused Martinez's vehicle to hit a curb, overturn and strike a pole. It then went airborne into a marina parking lot, where it hit a pickup truck.
The occupants of the other vehicle were not injured.
