SENTENCING HANDED DOWN IN 2011 FATAL THREE CAR CRASH

A Mays Landing man was sentenced to 32 years in prison in connection with a 2011 fatal three-car collision that left a 9-year-old Hammonton boy dead, and a father and son seriously injured. Investigation determined that William Liepe, now 62, of the 3000 block of Cologne Avenue in Mays Landing, was operating a motor vehicle south on Cologne Avenue when he rear-ended a vehicle driven by Max Guzman, 35, of Hammonton, while Guzman, with two child passengers in the car. Liepe received an aggregate sentence from Judge Garofolo of 32 years of incarceration in New Jersey Prison. Pursuant to the No Early Release Act (NERA), Liepe must serve 85% of the sentence—or 27 years, 2 months, and 12 days—before becoming eligible for parole. Judge Garofolo further ordered that Liepe’s New Jersey driver’s license be suspended for life.