Sgt. Tim Hoover told ABC 7 that even in autopilot, the driver is responsible for the operation of their vehicle. The driver was charged with careless driving.
Every late winter the salamanders cross from one side of Beekman Road in East Brunswick, which turns into White Pine Road in South Brunswick to get to their breeding pond. After laying their eggs they will cross the road to return home.
The incidents have taken place either outside a unit or on a nearby trail in a wooded area at an apartment complex on Route 1 in South Brunswick, police said.
South Brunswick Deputy Police Chief James Ryan said they had been called to two-story house on Old Beekman Road late Monday night hours before the fire was set.
South Brunswick police said they received a 911 call from a man Monday afternoon who said the driver of a white Mercedes was throwing coins and spitting at his car as they headed south.
Police said a signal cannon, a device designed to create a large boom and smoke when lit, sent shrapnel into several vehicles and homes near a Manville park.
A Bridgeton man has been arrested, facing criminal charges for a fiery crash that killed a van driver and two passengers along Route 1 in South Brunswick.