Driver charged with death by auto and DWI in fatal crash in Paramus, New Jersey

Tuesday, August 29, 2017
PARAMUS, New Jersey (WABC) -- A woman has been charged in the crash that left two recent high school graduates dead in New Jersey.

Police say 23-year-old Jasmine Cruz of Garfield was driving drunk when her white Mustang flipped several times in a parking lot in Paramus Sunday morning.
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All four occupants of the car were tossed from the vehicle.

20-year-old Mariah Gomez and 19-year-old Jenna DiSclafani, both of Garfield, were killed. Another passenger, 23-year-old Kevin Coiro, suffered injuries that aren't considered life-threatening.

Cruz was charged with two counts of death by auto and DWI.
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Authorities say the car ended up in the Bergen Town Centre parking lot. The mall wasn't open at the time of the crash.
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