Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Michael Gaffney, 21, of 888 Briarcliff Avenue, Maywood, NJ on a charge of Reckless Manslaughter. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.

On Saturday, November 2, 2019, at 2:14 a.m., the Hackensack Police Department received a 911 call regarding an unresponsive female in a vehicle located at 140 Prospect Street, Hackensack. Responding officers and EMS treated Francis Victoria Garcia, age 19, who was unresponsive. She was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

An investigation revealed that Garcia was in the back seat of her vehicle, having sex with Gaffney at the time of her death. An autopsy determined that the death was caused by “compression injuries to her neck.”

According to the Daily Voice, Gaffney ‘told detectives that they’d taken prescription medication and were having rough sex in her car when she lost consciousness, a law enforcement source said, adding that the victim had bruises on her neck consistent with his claim.’

As a result of the investigation, Gaffney was arrested and charged with one count of Reckless Manslaughter

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