Crime & Safety
Millburn Teen Receives Three Years for Fatal Car Crash
Margaux Morreale was the driver in a crash that killed George "Will" Ganter in 2009.
A Millburn teen was sentenced to three years in jail for her role in a fatal car crash in the South Mountain section a year ago.
Katherine Carter, prosecutor's office, said Margaux Morreale, 19, must serve 85 percent of her three-year sentence under the No Early Release program.
Morreale to second-degree vehicular homicide for her role in a fatal car crash on Oct. 18, 2009. Carter said in September Morreale admitted in court she was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. The prosecutor's office recommended a four-year sentence.
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on Parkview Drive in the South Mountain section sent George "Will" Ganter to the hospital. from the injuries he sustained in the crash. Morreale also suffered injuries in the crash and was taken to the hospital. She was treated and released.
Ganter's friends and family attended a candlelight vigil in the days following the crash, and to the crowd in Taylor Park.
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