Orthodox Jewish Man Who Went on Anti–Drunk Driving Campaign After Fatal Crash Sentenced to Six Years

Drunk driver doing 90 in a 35 zone before fatal wreck, headed to prison

A Lakewood man, who admitted causing a head-on drunk-driving crash that killed a woman, was sentenced Wednesday to six years in state prison, authorities said.Mordechai Berkowitz, 24, pleaded guilty in April to vehicular homicide and assault by auto, according to a statement from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.

Lakewood Man Sentenced To Six Years For Fatal 2022 Crash

LAKEWOOD — A Lakewood man has been sentenced to six years in state prison for a 2022 crash that killed one woman and seriously injured another, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced Wednesday. Mordechai Berkowitz, 24, was sentenced December 3 by Superior Court Judge Dina M. Vicari after pleading guilty earlier this year to vehicular homicide and assault by auto. The term is subject to the No Early Release Act, requiring him to s…

Orthodox Jewish Man Who Went on Anti–Drunk Driving Campaign After Fatal Crash Sentenced to Six Years

LAKEWOOD, N.J. — An Orthodox Jewish man who publicly campaigned against drunk driving after killing a woman in a 2022 crash was sentenced Wednesday to six years in New Jersey State Prison without the possibility of parole. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Mordechai Berkowitz, 23, of Lakewood, admitted he had […]

A Tragedy, a Reckoning & a Community Confronted: Lakewood Man Who Launched Anti-DUI Campaign Sentenced to Six Years for Deadly 2022 Crash

By: Carl Schwartzbaum The somber arc of a young man’s remorse reached its legal conclusion on Wednesday as Mordechai Berkowitz, a 23-year-old Orthodox Jewish resident of Lakewood, was sentenced to six years in New Jersey State Prison without the possibility of parole, following his guilty plea in the 2022 vehicular homicide that claimed the life of 44-year-old Juana Lopez-Hernandez. The case, which drew significant attention within the Orthodox …

'Some Mistakes Can't Be Undone:' NJ Man Behind Anti-DWI Campaign Sentenced In Deadly Crash

“Some mistakes can’t be undone.”That’s the title of an article written by Mordy Berkowitz, who began speaking out about the dangers of drinking and driving in the summer of 2025, three years after the decision that led to a deadly head-on crash in Lakewood and, for him, a six-year prison sentence.Berkowitz, 24, of Lakewood, was sentenced on Dec. 3, to six years in New Jersey State Prison for Vehicular Homicide, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D.…

JUST IN: Mordy Berkowitz Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

Mordy Berkowitz moments ago was sentenced to six years in connection with the fatal drunk driving accident in 2022. The verdict was delivered by the Ocean County Judge moments ago after a lengthy case. Prosecutors were pushing for a much lengthier sentence. During his time awaiting trial, Berkowitz began a large campaign about the dangers […]