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Boy Injured In Wayne DUI Crash Spent 10th Birthday In Hospital
A crowdfunding effort has raised more than $68,000 for Matthew Polifonte and his family since the accident earlier this month.
WAYNE, NJ — More than $68,000 has been donated to help a 9-year-old boy who was critically injured in a DWI crash in Wayne last week and had to spend his 10th birthday in the hospital.
According to a Go Fund Me campaign set up for the family, Matthew Polifonte was injured when a drunk driver crashed into his family's Toyota Sienna on Ratzer Road Thursday night.
Alicia Serventi Disteso, on behalf of Lori Polifonte, said on the page that Polifonte was placed in a medically-induced coma. Polifonte is one of five children.
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It is unknown if Polifonte remains in the coma.
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Police previously said Gina Damario-Aubin, 58, of Wayne, was driving a Mercedes GLK 350 east on Ratzer Road near the Alps Road intersection when it struck the Toyota Sienna from behind, pushing it into three other vehicles.
Polifonte lost consciousness at the scene, police said. Damario-Aubin showed "signs of impairment" at the scene, Wayne Police Lt. Daniel Daly said. She was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving.
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The Polifonte family. — Courtesy of GoFundMe.com.
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