Driver charged with DWI in crash that killed high school senior
Updated May 11, 2021;
Daniel A. Diaz, 18, of Vineland, was riding a bike westbound on West Park Drive near North Third Street in Vineland around 8:30 p.m. on April 29 when he was struck from behind by an SUV driven by Phillip J. Cox, 54, according to a crash investigation report.
Both vehicles were traveling in the same lane of traffic and Diaz was thrown from his bike by the impact and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Cox was given a sobriety test at the scene, found to be intoxicated and arrested. At the police station, he provided breath samples and his blood alcohol content was measured at 0.12%, according to police, which exceeded the legal limit of 0.08%.