News-Record: Millburn Teen To Be Tried as Adult for Parsonage Hill Crash

Richard M. Chesler was charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter.

A Millburn teen will face adult criminal charges for the death of a South Orange man from a January car crash on Parsonage Hill Road, according to a News-Record report. A superior court judge ruled Richard M. Chesler, who was 17 at the time of the crash, was to be charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, according to the report. He faces 10-30 years in prison if convicted. The News Record reports authorities will next seek an indictment. Ari Vuotila, 39, of South Orange, was killed in the two-car crash at the intersection of Parsonage Hill Road and Long Hill Drive on Jan. 27. Chesler was arrested and charged in August, but he was charged then as a juvenile and his name was not released. Read the full report: Millburn teen faces …

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South Mountain Area Crash Victim in Critical Condition

Two teenagers were injured in the Sunday night crash.

A Millburn teenager is in critical condition after a single-car crash sent him and the driver of the vehicle to the hospital Sunday night. George Ganter, 19, was transported by helicopter to University Hospital in Newark, according to police. Capt. James Miller, police public information officer, said he was in critical condition. The driver of the vehicle, Margaux Morreale, 18, of Short Hills, was transported to Morristown Memorial Hospital by the Millburn-Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad, according to police. She was treated and released. The crash at the intersection of Parkview Drive and Southern Slope Drive was reported at about 9:30 p.m. Neighbors reported the helicopter landed at Taylor Park. The crash is under investigation by…