New Jersey: Amy Locane-Bovenizer on trial for killing motorist as she sped intoxicated in her Tahoe; impact parted victim’s head from her spine


When a celebrity takes her party on the road…she could have afforded a chauffeur…

From News Ledger

SOMERVILLE — Helene Seeman died “not long” after the sedan in which she was riding was T-boned by a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by actress Amy Locane-Bovenizer, a retired forensic pathologist said in Superior Court today.
Seeman’s injuries were caused by blunt force trauma, said Dr. Lyla Perez, who performed the autopsy on the 60-year-old woman, in testimony at Locane-Bovenizer’s manslaughter trial in Somerville.
Those injuries included myriad rib fractures and dislocation of her atlanto-occipital joint, which connects the spine to the skull, Perez said.
The dislocation can cause sudden death, she said. ….MORE