CHARGES FILED IN FATAL DRUNK DRIVING ACCIDENT

A man has been charged in a three-vehicle accident that claimed the life of a nine-year-old. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced that William Liepe was charged with aggravated assaultafter it was determined that Liepe was operating his motor vehicle while intoxicated. The accident took place on April 10 and a man and his 11-year-old son remain hospitalized. Ryan Schleyer was the boy that was pronounced dead at the scene. Bail was set at $350,000.