Washington Township man charged in fatal Pennsauken accident
PENNSAUKEN - A Washington Township man was driving under the influence at the time of an accident here that killed one person and injured two others, police say.
Michael Tucker, 30, is charged in connection with a multi-vehicle accident that killed Angel Caraballo Sr., 76, of Camden, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.
The crash occurred on Route 130 at Drexel Avenue in Pennsauken around 12:55 p.m. on Aug. 8, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
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Three of the crash victims, including one who had to be extricated from a vehicle, were taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden.
Caraballo, who died at Cooper, was the father of three, a grandfather and a great-grandfather, an obituary said..
"Angel loved playing music and was extremely skilled at playing the guitar and the cuatro," it noted.
A cuatro is a small guitar popular in Caraballo's native Puerto Rico.
Tucker also was taken to a hospital for treatment after the crash. He currently is in Camden County Jail.
Tucker initially was charged with three counts of assault by auto. One charge was upgraded to death by auto after toxicology results on Aug. 24 showed Tucker's blood alcohol concentration had been above the legal limit.
The charges against Tucker are only allegations. He has not been convicted in the case.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Prosecutor's Detective Samuel Funches at 856-397-4000 and Pennsauken Police Officer Charles Brewer at 856-488-0080.
Jim Walsh is a senior reporter with the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal. Email: jwalsh@cpsj.com.
This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Pennsauken traffic accident takes the life of Angel Caraballo Sr.
