Man Was Drinking Before Fatal Accident In South Jersey, Prosecutor Says

A Gloucester County man was driving under the influence of alcohol when he caused a two-car crash that killed one man and injured two others, the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office said on Wednesday.

Shawn Huntsinger, 45, of Franklinville, is charged with vehicular homicide and assault by auto in the crash that killed 67-year-old Joseph Sauro, of Millville.

The accident took place at about 2:23 p.m. Tuesday on Fries Mill Road near Blackwood Avenue.

Police have determined that Huntsinger was under the influence of alcohol when he was driving a 2003 Mercury Marquis north on Fries Mill Road. He crossed the center line and collided with a 2015 Nissan Quest that was travelling in the opposite direction.

Sauro was a passenger in the Quest, which was being driven by 26-year-old Joseph R. Maressa, of Voorhees. The Quest is a medical transport vehicle, and Sauro was being taken home, police said.

Sauro was transported to Cooper Medical Center in Camden, where he was pronounced dead.

Huntsinger and Maressa were also taken to Cooper, where they were treated for injuries.

James H. Runyon, 54, a passenger in Huntsinger’s car, was taken to Elmer Hospital for treatment.