Boyfriend Charged In Motorcycle Death Of Piscataway Mom, 28

PISCATAWAY, NJ — A 28-year-old Piscataway single mother was killed when she was ejected from the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle on July 4. It has now been revealed her boyfriend was under the influence of alcohol and drugs at the time of the crash.

Ruddy Custodio, 30, of Piscataway, was charged Monday with vehicular homicide in the second degree caused by driving while under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

The devastating crash happened early in the morning on Wednesday, July 4 in South Plainfield: At 5 a.m. that day, Custodio was driving his 2016 BMW motorcycle on New Brunswick Avenue near Carlton Avenue when he lost control and hit a curb. His passenger, Jessica Montes, was ejected and suffered what the county prosecutor described as "catastrophic" injuries. She was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, but pronounced dead.

They were less than a mile from the Pleasant View Gardens apartment complex where Montes lived with her mother and son. Custidio was taken to JFK Medical Center and treated for minor injuries.

Jessica leaves behind an 8-year-old son, Ruben Brown, according to her obituary. She lived with her son and her mother in Piscataway, where she had grown up. She graduated from Piscataway High School in 2008, went on to study phlebotomy and had recently worked at Raritan Bay Medical Center before she was killed.

It was her dream to one day make enough money to buy a house for herself and her son, her friends said. She loved her little boy, Ruben, more than anything in this world, her family said.

"She had a genuine heart and she loved her son more than anything," according to her GoFundMe page.

"Jessica was full of life and always smiling. She loved adventure, nature, animals and her vibrant personality was contagious. In life, she loved her son, Ruben, most and will be remembered as a loving mother and daughter," her obituary read.

When he was arrested at the scene of the crash, Custodio summonses for driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, failure to maintain lanes, driving without a license, driving while suspended, operating a vehicle without consent, driving an unregistered vehicle, failure to possess a driver’s license, failure to possess an insurance card, and no insurance.

Monday's vehicular homicide charges are new.

Custodio is currently being held in the Middlesex County Jail.

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