CHESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Brooklyn, New York woman has been charged in connection with a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on August 31.
Ana-Maria Ciofu, 26, of Brooklyn, New York, was charged on November 3 with second-degree vehicular homicide and disorderly persons assault by auto, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Chester Police Chief Ryan McNamee.
Chester Township Police responded at approximately 5:51 p.m. on August 31 to the scene of a motor vehicle collision on Route 206 at the Lamerson Road and Fox Chase Road intersection.
Ciofu was driving a 2025 Lexus IS300 on Route 206 northbound when she hit a 2013 Toyota RAV4, authorities said.
Ciofu was driving at an excessive rate of speed at the time of the crash, authorities allege.
The operator of the Toyota RAV4, identified as C.K., was later pronounced deceased as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.
A passenger in the Lexus IS300, Lubov Sakovich, sustained bodily injury in the crash.
Following a first appearance, Ciofu was granted pretrial release.
A pre-indictment conference is scheduled for December 15 before the Hon. Robert M. Hanna, J.S.C.
Members of the Chester Township Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit participated in the investigation.
