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Man Accused of Killing Woman With Truck to Stand Trial in Pa.

After sentencing on month-long Morris County crime spree, Philip Cise will begin trial on vehicular homicide charges.

A Dover man accused of killing a Paramus woman when he allegedly struck her with a pickup truck in the Poconos last year will stand trial on vehicular homicide charges for the death of Gabrielle Reuveni, according to NJ.com.

Cise appeared in Pennsylvania court for a preliminary hearing on the charges on Tuesday. This was not the 49-year-old former Long Valley resident's first time in court, as Cise was sentenced in Morris County court in April on charges of waving an axe at a McDonald's employee in Rockaway after demanding free food at the restaurant.

The same month, he was also arrested for allegedly hitting a vehicle in Lake Hiawatha, pushing it into a utility pole, and fleeing (the day after he allegedly struck and killed Reuveni while she was jogging near her family's vacation home); stealing a truck from a Jefferson Township driveway; and harassing employees at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster.

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At the time of his Morris County sentencing, a judge claimed Cise has psychological issues. Cise was transferred to a Pennsylvania jail after his New Jersey sentencing to begin legal proceedings on the vehicular homicide charges.

Cise is accused of being under the influence of painkillers at the time of Reuveni's death, NJ.com reported. In Pennsylvania, he is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, driving under the influence of alcohol or a CDS, failure to drive on the right and other charges.

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Reuveni was the valedictorian of Paramus High School's Class of 2010.


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