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Ocean County Man Receives State Prison Sentence for Aggravated Assault
According to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office,on March 8, 2024, William Andujar, 52, of Whiting, was sentenced to four years New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) as a result of his previously entered guilty plea to Aggravated Assault in connection with an incident that occurred in Berkeley Township on November 2, 2020.
The sentence is subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act (NERA), meaning that Andujar will be required to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before he may be considered for parole eligibility. Additionally, Judge Rahill imposed a consecutive sentence of one year NJSP relative to a violation of probation. Andujar pled guilty to both charges before Judge Rahill on December 18, 2023.
Berkeley Township Police responded to a complaint of a collision involving two cars in the vicinity of West Pinewald Keswick Road at around 7:00 p.m. on November 2, 2020.
Following a thorough investigation, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad and the Berkeley Township Police Department determined that Andujar struck Susan Ewing, 44, of South Toms River, in her 2003 Hyundai Elantra from behind while she was driving west in a 2010 Honda CRV.
Both cars were thrown off the road and into a forested area by the impact. Andujar's collision with Ms. Ewing's car resulted in her suffering severe physical injuries. To receive treatment for those wounds, Ms. Ewing was transported by air to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. After that, Ms. Ewing was released from the hospital, and she is still healing from her wounds.
After the collision, Andujar was also taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center, where a search order was acquired so that his blood could be drawn. On November 23, 2020, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office obtained laboratory findings from the blood test, which showed that Andujar's blood alcohol content (BAC) at the time of the draw was.18%.
When a driver's blood alcohol content (BAC) is.08 or higher, they are considered to be over the legal limit in the State of New Jersey for alcohol consumption purposes. Andujar's system contained a sizable amount of methadone, according to the lab results.
On November 24, 2020, Andujar was arrested by Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad and South Toms River Police Department, and charged with Assault by Automobile. The additional charge of Aggravated Assault was filed on December 8, 2020, as a result of further developments in the investigation. Andujar has been lodged in the Ocean County Jail since his arrest on November 24, 2020.
