Dump-truck driver charged in fatal crash into lake in New Jersey

(Reuters) - A dump-truck driver was charged on Friday with killing another driver after crashing into the back of a car at a red light in New Jersey, sending both vehicles into a lake, the local prosecutor said. Daniel Everett, 38, was driving the truck fast and erratically when he slammed into the back of a car waiting at an intersection in Lawrence Township on Thursday afternoon, according to witnesses, the Mercer County's prosecutor said in a statement. Both vehicles ended up submerged below the waters of a small, shallow lake. The car's driver and sole occupant, 59-year-old James McLean of Trenton, was killed in the accident, and Everett, who was also alone, was injured, the prosecutor's office said. Everett, of Westhampton in New Jersey, is facing a charge of one count of death by auto. Judge Peter Warshaw of the county's superior court set bail at $250,000, although Everett remained in a hospital under guard on Friday, the prosecutor's office said. It was not immediately clear whether Everett had a lawyer. Everett is due to appear in court on July 22. (Reporting by Jonathan Allen; Editing by Eric Beech)