NJ Driver's Blood Alcohol Was 3X The Limit In Fatal Crash: Report

CLARK, NJ — The driver charged with the death of a Clark man and College of New Jersey student Michael Sot had a blood alcohol content of almost three times the legal limit when he crashed into the car full of students on Dec. 2, according to nj.com.

David Lamar, 22, of West Windsor appeared for his detention hearing on Tuesday in Trenton where Assistant Mercer County Prosecutor Stacey Geurds asked a judge to keep Lamar locked up for his role in the crash.

Lamar is currently being held in the Mercer County Correction Center in Hopewell.

Geurds explained that a video surveillance camera captured Lamar heavily drinking at Landmark Americana, a bar on TCNJ's campus, for about three hours, according to nj.com.

Lamar's blood alcohol content was found to be .239, over the state's legal limit of .08., according to nj.com.

Lamar left the bar at 1:53 a.m. moments before he gets behind the wheel of his black 2018 Kia Optima, according to nj.com.

The crash is reported around 2:07 a.m. when Lamar was driving southbound at 1817 Pennington Road in Ewing Township and to pass other vehicles ahead of him and crossed over the double yellow lines and collided with an oncoming vehicle, according to the police report.

That vehicle was a 2007 Dodge Charger that was traveling northbound driven by Clark local and designated driver Sot, 20, a math major from The College of New Jersey. There were a total of two people in the Kia and six people in the Dodge.

Overall, eight people were hospitalized in the crash and six were listed as being in critical condition Injuries in the crash included broken bones, a ruptured bladder and a brain injury, according to police.

A decision was not made on Lamar's detention status, as Superior Court Judge Anthony Massi said he needed time to decide pending a trial.

Lamar faces a charge of vehicular homicide after Sot died from his injuries on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 12:45 p.m., according Mercer County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Casey A. DeBlasio. (Read more: Clark Man, 20, Dies After 8 Hospitalized In Crash: Prosecutor)(See Related: Clark 'Designated Driver' Mourned After Crash In Awful Irony)

Lamar also faces seven counts of assault-by-auto.

(Image via Mercer County Prosecutor's Office: David Lamar, 22, of West Windsor)

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