Judge Denies Motion To Dismiss Charges In Clark Graduate's Death

CLARK, NJ — A Mercer County Superior Court Judge denied a motion to dismiss the indictment against a driver who was charged in connection with the DWI crash and death of Michael Sot, a 20-year-old Clark man and The College of New Jersey student.

Judge Timothy Lydon denied the defense's motion to dismiss the indictment against David Lamar, 22, of West Windsor on Tuesday, said Casey DeBlasio, spokesperson for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.

Lamar faces a charge of aggravated manslaughter after Sot — who was serving as a designated driver for his friends — died from his injuries following the crash in 2018. Lamar also faces six counts of assault-by-auto for injuring five passengers in Sot's car, who were also TCNJ students.

Lydon also denied the state's motion to reconsider the bail conditions, said DeBlasio.

Lamar currently remains released from jail since December. He previously had a home detention with electronic monitoring, but that was removed in August.

Lamar still has to do a remote breathalyzer test four times a day and his driver's license remains suspended.

The case remains under indictment and a trial date has not been set, said DeBlasio.

The crash occurred on Dec. 2, 2018, around 2 a.m., when Lamar left the now closed Landmark Americana, a bar on TCNJ's campus, after hours of drinking.

Lamar crashed head-on into a car carrying six TCNJ students back to campus. The crash killed Clark local and designated driver, Sot, and wounded all five passengers, one critically. Lamar and his passenger also sustained injuries in the crash. Read More: Clark Man, 20, Dies After 8 Hospitalized In Crash: Prosecutor

At the time of the incident, Lamar had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit for driving, Grewal said. Read More: NJ Driver's Blood Alcohol Was 3X The Limit In Fatal Crash: Report

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