Pittsgrove Man Charged With Manslaughter in Deadly New Year's Eve Crash

Lance Warren, a 41-year-old Philadelphia pastor, was attempting a U-turn on North Delsea Drive when a Chevrolet Camaro struck his Chrysler 300 on the driver's side just after 9 p.m. on New Year's Eve. Investigators say the driver behind the wheel was drunk and traveling at more than twice the posted speed limit.

Donald Hunt Jr., 34, of Pittsgrove Township was arrested April 3 and booked into the Cumberland County Jail on multiple criminal counts tied to the December 31, 2025 collision near Columbia Avenue in Vineland. The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office had filed the charges the day before: one count of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, one count of second-degree vehicular homicide, and one count of third-degree strict liability vehicular homicide.

The first-degree aggravated manslaughter count is the most serious charge Hunt faces. Under New Jersey law, it reflects an allegation of extreme recklessness, and a conviction on that count alone would carry significant prison exposure.

Investigators determined Hunt's Camaro struck Warren's Chrysler 300 directly on the driver's side at approximately 9:18 p.m. as Warren executed the turn. The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office described the collision as high-impact, with extreme speed and alcohol impairment identified as the central contributing factors from the initial on-scene investigation forward.

Warren's death reverberated beyond Vineland into his Philadelphia congregation, with his loss drawing grief from those who knew him as a community and spiritual leader.

Prosecutors asked the court to detain Hunt pending trial, with a detention hearing scheduled for approximately April 8. That proceeding will be the first formal public step in what is shaping up to be one of the more consequential vehicular fatality prosecutions in Cumberland County in recent memory.