JACKSON, N.J. – A Trenton woman is facing manslaughter charges after investigators say she crashed into a mother pushing a stroller in an Ocean County grocery store parking lot, killing her 9-month-old boy and injuring a 5-year-old.
Unlicensed driver hits mother, 2 children
The backstory:
Prosecutors say 20-year-old Maria Cobon-Guzman was driving without a license when she struck a woman pushing a stroller carrying her two children, 9-months-old and 5-years-old, in the parking lot of NPGS grocery store on Friday morning.
The mother and her two children were rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for emergency care. Officials say the 9-month-old boy died from his injuries, and the mother and 5-year-old daughter were placed in stable condition.
2 charged in deadly crash
What we know:
Cobon-Guzman, a Trenton resident, was charged with manslaughter, operating a motor vehicle without ever having possessed or been issued a valid driver’s license while involved in a fatal motor vehicle crash, and two counts of assault by auto.
Ariadna Lazaro-Flores, 22, was charged with knowingly engaging in conduct creating a substantial risk of death to another. Investigators say Lazaro-Flores was aware Cobon-Guzman did not have a license and allowed her to drive.
Detention hearing pending
What’s next:
Cobon-Guzman and Lazaro-Flores were taken into custody and transported to the Ocean County Jail, where they are presently lodged pending a detention hearing.
The Source: Information provided by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.
