Middlesex County authorities said Amy Amkhanitsky, 19, of Morganville, was sentenced to four years in prison for killing a pedestrian with her car while she was impaired by marijuana.
Police said on February 5, 2020, at approximately 7:30 p.m., authorities responded to the area of Route 34 and Anchor Boulevard where they located Richard Lockwood III, 69, of Old Bridge, who sustained severe blunt force trauma.
Police said Lockwood was transported from the scene to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead later that evening.
An investigation by Patrolman Greg Miller of the Old Bridge Police Department and Detective Mark Morris of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office determined Amkhanitsky fatally struck Lockwood with her vehicle as Lockwood attempted to cross Route 34 at a crosswalk.
Police said the investigation further revealed Amkhanitsky was under the influence of marijuana when she struck Lockwood.
Although initially charged as a juvenile, Amkhanitsky was ultimately waived to the Criminal Part of the Superior, where she was prosecuted as an adult.
According to police, on Wednesday, August 4, following sentencing arguments offered by Assistant Prosecutor Linda Estremera, the judge sentenced Amkhanitsky to four years in the care and custody of the Juvenile Justice Commission on one count of third-degree Strict Liability Vehicular Homicide. Amkhanitsky was also sentenced for Driving While Intoxicated.