Edison Man Charged In DWI Crash That Killed North Brunswick Man

EDISON, NJ — An Edison man was charged with driving while intoxicated for his involvement a fatal motorcycle crash Tuesday night, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said.

Vishwalee Gummakonda, 25, was charged with DWI and death by auto for rear-ending and killing a motorcyclist, Carey said.

Gummakonda is accused of rear-ending Matthew Muklewicz, of North Brunswick, as Muklewicz sat at a traffic light on the corner of Route One and Plainfield Ave. Gummakonda was driving a station wagon at the time of the crash, Carey said. Muklewicz was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Joseph Bench of the Edison Police Department at (732) 248-7400 or Detective Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-8842.

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