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11 Jun, 2014

Driver pleads not guilty

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Appearing before a state Superior Court judge, Roper pleads not guilty to one charge of death and four charges of assault by auto. Bail for Roper remains at $50,000, and if prosecuted he may receive up to 16 years in prison. Roper is accused of operating his truck after going 24 hours without sleep.

7 Jun, 2014

Driver charged

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Tracy-Morgan-Driver-ChargedRoper, of Jonesboro, Georgia, is charged with one count of death by auto and four counts of assault by auto in the early Saturday crash.  Morgan and two other passengers remain in critical condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. Morgan’s publicist:

His family is now with him, and he is receiving excellent care. We don’t anticipate much of a change in his condition today.