2nd Mistrial in Fatal DUI
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SALEM, N.J. — A judge declared a mistrial Monday in a closely watched case of a man charged with failing to stop a friend from becoming involved in a fatal drunk-driving accident.
Jurors told Superior Court Judge William Forester in a note that they were hopelessly deadlocked. Another jury deadlocked in the case in August.
Kenneth Powell was charged with vehicular homicide and aggravated assault after the July 2000 crash that killed Michael Pangle, his best friend. Pangle was driving a car that drifted across the center line and collided head-on with another vehicle, killing the driver.
The crash occurred less than an hour after Pangle was released following a DUI arrest. Powell had picked Pangle up after his arrest and taken him back to his vehicle instead of taking him home.
Prosecutor Michael Ostroski said no decision had been made whether to try Powell a third time.
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