The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has announced
two teenagers are facing charges after authorities say they threw fireworks out
of their car, striking a victim in Beach Haven.
The
incident happened last Friday around 10:15 p.m. on Pennsylvania Avenue.
According to authorities, Justin Liebhauser, 19, of
Randolph, was driving the Jeep Wrangler when Beach Haven Police pulled him
over. Gianni Aveta, 18, of Wayne was a passenger in the car, along with three
minors.
Authorities say Liebhauser handed a five-inch shell
mortar firework to Aveta, who then lit the firework and threw it out of the
passenger side of the vehicle, striking the victim.
The lit fireworks hit a 53-year-old woman. The
firework exploded and struck her in the arm and rib area, causing her clothes
to catch fire. She was
treated for second degree burns to her arm.
Liebhauser and Aveta are facing charges of
aggravated arson for the incident. Both were served with the charges via summons pending an
upcoming first appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.