NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka have announced the sentencing of Giovanni Gaines-Little, a 24-year-old Camden resident, for his role in a deadly hit-and-run collision. The sentencing took place on July 29.
The incident, which occurred on February 25, 2023, involved Gaines-Little running a red light at the intersection of Route 130 and Route 32 in South Brunswick Township, striking the vehicle of 43-year-old Kerri Lynn Shea of East Windsor. Shea was found unconscious and trapped, later succumbing to her injuries.
Following an investigation led by Officer Bryan Sites and Detective Matthew Colonna, Gaines-Little was identified and arrested on January 29, 2024. He pled guilty on April 12 to second-degree vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death.
Judge Thomas J. Buck sentenced Gaines-Little to 5 years for vehicular homicide and an additional 6 years for leaving the scene, to be served consecutively. He will be required to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence under the No Early Release Act and will face three years of parole supervision upon his release.
