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Man Charged with DWI after Vernon Twp. Crash

Vernon Township

A township man was charged with driving while intoxicated after fatal crash, police said.

Police responded to Route 565 near Babtown Road shortly after 6 p.m., for a report of a two-car crash.

Upon arrival police found one of the drivers unresponsive inside the vehicle.

The entrapped driver was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene.

Police determined that the other driver, Matthew Heyman, 24, of Vernon, was driving while intoxicated.

Heyman was arrested and charged DWI.

He is currently at the Keogh-Dwyer Correctional Facility.

The victim's identity is being withheld until next of kin in notified.

The crash remains under investigation.

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