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Unlicensed Driver Charged After 9-Month-Old Death

9/2/2026

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  • Maria Cobon-Guzman, 20, drove an unlicensed vehicle that killed a 9-month-old boy.
  • The mother and her 5-year-old daughter were hospitalized in stable condition at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
  • Cobon-Guzman faces manslaughter and a license-operating charge.
  • Ariadna Lazaro-Flores, 22, is charged with knowingly allowing the unlicensed driver.
  • Both women are detained at Ocean County Jail pending Tuesday detention hearings.