Crime & Safety
Princeton Man Indicted in Death of Rabbi
If convicted of the first-degree offense, Maltz could face a maximum sentence of 30 years in state prison.
A Mercer County grand jury returned a three-count indictment on Wednesday charging a Princeton man with recklessly causing the death of a rabbi in March, Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph L. Bocchini, Jr. announced.
Eric D. Maltz, 21, of Braeburn Drive in Princeton, was indicted on one count of first degree aggravated manslaughter, one count of second-degree death by auto and one county of fourth-degree assault by auto.
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on March 28, 2013, Maltz recklessly drove a 2003 BMW at a high rate of speed south on Riverside Drive. He struck an unoccupied parked car, which ultimately struck a parked Toyota Prius. Rabbi James Diamond was struck and killed as he was preparing to enter the Prius. Diamond was pronounced dead at the scene. Robert Freedman, was was seated in the driver's seat of the Prius, was seriously injured.
If convicted of the first-degree offense, Maltz could face a maximum sentence of 30 years in state prison. He is free on $100,000 bail.
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