The Cape May County prosecutor’s office said an SUV driven by 30 year old Joshua Malmgren, struck the teens as they were walking along the shoulder. 2 cousins, 13 year old Ashley Dauber, & 15 year old Naomi Lazicki Gaston,were pronounced dead at the scene. A 14 year old girl, a sister of one of the victims, was also walking with them but was not hurt. Malmgren is charged with 2 counts of 2nd-degree death by vehicular homicide, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, failure to maintain a lane of travel & consumption of alcoholic beverage by an operator of a motor vehicle.
