New Jersey Man Leaves Girlfriend to Die After Crashing Into Frozen River

New Jersey Man Leaves Girlfriend to Die After Crashing Into Frozen River
Jacob T. Garrett Burlington County Prosecutor's Office
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A man who left his girlfriend belted into his car after he crashed through the ice into a frozen river has been arrested and charged with her death.

Jacob Garrett, 24, of Burlington City, New Jersey, was speeding along Riverbank Road with his 23-year-old girlfriend, Stephanie White, also of Burlington City. Garrett slammed into a parked minivan near Wood Street, sending his car flying over a metal barrier and into the ice-covered Delaware River below, the Burlington County Times reported.