New Jersey: Vishwalee Gummakonda charged with DUI second-degree death by auto by Middlesex Prosecutor Andrew Carey

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Vishwalee Gummakonda charged with DUI second-degree death by auto by Middlesex Prosecutor Andrew Carey

Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department said an Edison man has been charged with causing the death of a motorcyclist.
Vishwalee Gummakonda, 25, of  Edison, was charged with the second-degree crime of death by auto and driving while intoxicated.
Matthew Muklewicz, of North Brunswick, was pronounced dead at the scene just past midnight last night after his 2015 Honda Shadow Motorcycle was struck while stopped at a traffic light.
The crash is being investigated by Detective Joseph Bench of the Edison Police Department and Detective Donald Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

During the investigation, it was determined that Muklewicz was stopped at a light on the corner of Route 1 and Plainfield Avenue. Gummakonda, who driving a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fa Wagon, was traveling on Route 1South and rear-ended the motorcycle.

The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Joseph Bench of the Edison Police Department at (732) 248-7400 or Detective Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-8842.

As is the case with all criminal defendants, the charges against Gummakonda are merely accusations and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Middlesex Police Department DUI Arrests

November 13, 2017, @ 8:53 pm – Bruce E. Cornwall, 66, of Maple Shade was arrested and charged with DUI following a motor vehicle stop on River Road at Factory Lane. Officer Bryan Rodrigues investigated.

November 29, 2017, @ 12:15 am – Ilya Bobrov, 35, of Piscataway was arrested and charged with DUI following a motor vehicle stop on Union Avenue at Beechwood Avenue. Officer Scott Mulford investigated.

November 22, 2017, @ 9:33 pm – Milton N. Quesada-Cabrera, 61, of Dunellen was arrested and charged with DUI following a motor vehicle stop on Union Avenue at Shepherd Avenue. Officer Anthony Painchaud investigated.

November 23, 2017, @ 2:21 am – Juan S. Sepulveda-Casteblanco, 27, of Piscataway was arrested and charged with DUI, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia following a motor vehicle stop on Bound Brook Road at Smalley Avenue. Officers Bryan Rodrigues and Scott Mulford investigated.

October 16, 2017, @ 1:20 pm – Carrie Platten, 40, of Piscataway was arrested and charged with DUI and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia following a motor vehicle crash on Raritan Avenue at Walnut Street. Officer Paul Muldowney investigated.

October 19, 2017, @ 11:32 pm – Melissa Bennett, 27, of Middlesex was arrested and charged with DUI, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia following a motor vehicle stop on West Pershing Avenue. Officers George Pilesky and Paul Cerreto investigated.

October 22, 2017, @ 2:19 am – Labron Felder, 30, of Hillsborough was arrested and charged with DUI following a motor vehicle stop on Union Avenue at Shearn Drive. Officer Scott Mulford investigated.

September 25, 2017 @ 12:42pm – Carrie Platten, 40, of Piscataway was arrested and charged with DUI, Possession of CDS and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Kenneth Hargrow, 45, of Woodbridge was arrested and charged with Possession of CDS and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia following a motor vehicle stop on Lincoln Boulevard at Jill Court. Officer Paul Steffanelli investigated.