The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office charged Tameka Lawson based on toxicology tests conducted on her blood following the crash.
The following information is on file with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office:
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Delran Township Police Department Chief Alfonso Parente, Jr. announced that a Mt. Laurel woman has been charged with homicide for causing the death of her husband late last year after the car she was driving left the roadway, struck a utility pole and overturned in a wooded area in Delran.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Tameka Lawson, 37, was charged with one count of first-degree vehicular homicide. She was taken into custody on Feb. 23 at her residence.
Officials say the charge was filed after the prosecutor’s office received the results of toxicology tests conducted on blood drawn from Lawson following the crash.
According to officials, the investigation revealed that Lawson was driving along Hartford Road on Nov. 12 with her husband, 38-year-old Jamar Rentie, as a front-seat passenger.
At approximately 11:15 p.m., officials say the car veered from the roadway and went airborne before striking the utility pole.
According to the prosecutor’s office, each occupant was extricated by the Delran Fire Department. Rentie was pronounced dead at the scene, while Lawson was transported by the Delran Emergency Squad to Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County in Willingboro, where she was released after an evaluation.
The case will now be prepared for presentation to a Burlington County Grand Jury for possible indictment. Assistant Prosecutor Thaddeus Drummond, who oversees the BCPO Collision and Analysis Reconstruction Unit, is prosecuting the case.
The death was investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office and the Delran Township Police Department. The lead investigators are BCPO Major Crimes Unit Det. Brian Miller and Delran Township Police Det. Dennis Rooney.
All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
