WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ -Nolan T. Dickson, 28, of Wall Township, has been sentenced to four and a half years in state prison for his role in a fatal collision that led to the death of 82-year-old Paul Yuro of Brick Township.
The sentence was announced on Tuesday by Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Julia Alonso and Wall Township Police Chief Sean O’Halloran. According to the terms set by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Henry P. Butehorn, Dickson must serve at least 85% of his sentence before he is eligible for parole, under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act (NERA).
The incident occurred on June 27, 2021, when Wall Township Police responded to a head-on collision involving three vehicles at State Highway 35 and Lakewood Road. Upon arrival, they found Paul Yuro trapped in his 2013 Toyota Camry. Yuro was later pronounced dead at Jersey Shore University Medical Center due to injuries sustained in the collision. Authorities determined that Dickson, driving a 2017 BMW 430i, had crossed into the northbound lane, causing the fatal collision.
Investigations led by Wall Township Patrolman Megan Alexander, Sergeant Andrew Baldino, and Captain Chad Clark, in conjunction with the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART), revealed that Dickson had ingested a cocktail of oxycodone, alprazolam, codeine, and marijuana before the accident. He was returning from a casino in Atlantic City at the time.
On May 8, 2023, after consultations with the victim’s family, Dickson pleaded guilty to a second-degree charge of Vehicular Homicide, which will be treated as a third-degree offense for sentencing purposes. The case was prosecuted by Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Meghan Doyle, and Dickson was represented by Mitchell Ansell, Esq.