Woman was arrested on vehicular manslaughter charges in connection with the crash, authorities said.
Woman was arrested on vehicular manslaughter charges in connection with the crash, authorities said. File photo.NEWARK -- A Belleville woman is facing vehicular homicide charges after authorities say alcohol was involved in an accident that killed a city cab driver.
Anaisa Bautista, 23, was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide and aggravated assault in connection with the Sunday morning death of Frederick Abbeyson, a 38-year-old taxi driver from East Orange, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced in a release Monday.
Butista was driving a Honda in the 500 block of Broad Street in Newark at about 3 a.m. Sunday when authorities say her car struck Abbeyson's cab, a 2006 Crown Victoria. Two passengers in the cab sustained non-life threatening injuries, Murray said.
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"The preliminary investigation indicates that alcohol was a factor in the fatal crash," Murray said in the release. An investigation into the crash is ongoing, she said.
Bautista is being held on $300,000 bail, authorities said.
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