An award-winning pharmaceutical govt was charged Wednesday for driving greater than 100 mph in a horrific wrong-way crash that killed a former Olympic swimmer on a New Jersey freeway.
Brian Baldari, 47, drove his Cadillac CT5 Blackwing within the mistaken route down Route 70 in Lakewood for 2 miles earlier than fatally crashing into 66-year-old Edwin Borja’s car in March, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Workplace introduced.
Baldari collided head-on with Borja’s Mazda CX5, then struck a further six autos earlier than coming to a cease at 5:50 a.m.
The Lakewood Township Police Division responded to the deadly crash and located the Cadillac in flames with Baldari trapped inside.
First responders pulled Baldari from the automobile, however he was airlifted to Jersey Shore College Medical Middle (JSUMC). He was later moved to Weill Cornell Drugs Burn Middle in New York Metropolis, prosecutors stated.
Prosecutors allege that Baldari reached 103 mph in his sports activities automobile.
Borja, a former Filipino Olympian who competed within the 1972 and 1976 Summer time Olympics, was additionally airlifted to JSUMC.
Borja died from his accidents 11 days later.
A 3rd driver was additionally injured within the crash and brought to Ocean College Medical Middle, the place they have been handled and later launched.
After a months-long investigation, Baldari was charged on Wednesday with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular murder, and assault by auto.
He faces as much as 50 years in jail if discovered responsible.
Baldari surrendered himself over to the Lakewood Township Police Division and was transported to the Ocean County Jail, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer stated.
Billhimer stated he’ll stay behind bars “pending a detention listening to.”
Baldari describes himself as an “award-winning” and “seasoned Biopharmaceutical Government with a robust file of launching 14 blockbuster manufacturers, indications, and line extensions,” in line with his LinkedIn.
A Rutgers College graduate, he’s at the moment employed in a hybrid place as Vice President, Franchise Portfolio Administration-Cardiometabolics, Ophthalmology, Respiratory, at Azurity Prescription drugs in North Carolina.
As not too long ago as two weeks in the past, Baldari posted a job opening for Azurity Prescription drugs on his LinkedIn.
Borja immigrated to the US from the Philippines together with his household in 1971.
A yr later, at 14, he competed for the Filipino staff on the Munich Olympics, ending forty first within the 1,500-meter freestyle and 14th within the 4 × 200-meter freestyle relay.
He returned for the 1976 Montreal Olympics, inserting forty fourth within the 400m freestyle, twenty eighth within the 1,500m freestyle, thirty second within the 200m butterfly, and thirtieth within the 400m particular person medley.
Borja graduated from La Salle College in Pennsylvania and labored as a controller at Dana Corporations, which transports hazardous commodities, in line with a web based obituary.
He’s remembered as a beloved member of Saint Andrew Catholic Church, the place he sang within the choir, and as an avid bowler.
His spouse, Marieta Espe Borja, died in 2019. He’s survived by his two kids and 4 grandchildren.
