A Brigantine woman is charged with vehicular homicide in a crash that killed a as he loaded his van last summer.
Bao “Joanna” Huynh, 34, had used “numerous drugs” before the fatal crash, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.
Hector Salgado, 54, had just finished a painting job in Brigantine with his brother when he returned to get his ladder, according to a GoFundMe set up to help with expenses.
He had been living in Lindenwold with his extended family, according to the GoFundMe.
Huynh was driving her Honda Civic down Brigantine Boulevard at 12:17 p.m. June 26, 2021, when she struck Salgado, according to the charges.
She is also charged with reckless and careless driving. Huynh is in the Atlantic County Justice Facility pending a detention hearing.
The crash was investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office Crash Investigations Unit and Brigantine police.
