Coverage dated October 3, 2023 to October 6, 2023

NJ attorney general looking into 2018 investigation of crash involving Nadine Menendez

Headline from FOX 29 Philadelphia, on the newest of 2 developments

Menendez, then known by her maiden name Nadine Arslanian, wasn't tested for drugs or alcohol at the scene and Bogota police quickly concluded she wasn't at fault and allowed her to leave the scene.

FOX 29 Philadelphia's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Report of fatal New Jersey car crash fills in key gap in Menendez federal bribery investigation

    Headline from Press of Atlantic City ·

  2. Newest

    NJ attorney general looking into 2018 investigation of crash involving Nadine Menendez

    Headline from FOX 29 Philadelphia ·

6 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

37 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    Nadine Menendez hit and killed pedestrian in 2018 car crash referenced in federal indictment (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Nadine Arslanian Menendez, wife of Sen. Bob Menendez, hit and killed a pedestrian in a 2018 car crash, according to a police report. That car crash, which took place prior to her marriage to the New Jersey Democrat, is alleged to be the inception of a bribe in the federal indictment against the coup…

  2. RedState

  3. NBC Chicago

    Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife struck and killed a man with her car in 2018, police records show (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    When federal prosecutors indicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife last month, questions arose as to why his then girlfriend Nadine Arslanian (now Menendez) allegedly needed a new car in 2019. The Mercedes was given to her as part of a bribery conspiracy scheme, prosecutors say, and newly r…

  4. Triblive

    Report of fatal New Jersey car crash fills in key gap in Menendez federal bribery investigation (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    BOGOTA, N.J. — The then-future wife of powerful U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, Nadine Menendez, killed a man with her car in December 2018 and was sent from the scene without being charged, according to new details that match an auto “accident” that prosecutors cite in their sweeping federal indictment …

  5. Insider

    Sen. Bob Menendez's wife, Nadine Arslanian, racked up traffic violations – including using her phone while driving — before she struck and killed a pedestrian in 2018 (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The wife of embattled senator Bob Menendez's history of traffic violations started years before a fatal 2018 crash in which she killed a pedestrian.

  6. NBC News

    Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife struck and killed a pedestrian with her car in 2018, police records show (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Her Mercedes was badly damaged in the collision, and federal prosecutors allege she and her husband got a new one months later in a bribery scheme.

  7. The Guardian

    Bob Menendez’s wife struck and killed pedestrian in New Jersey in 2018 (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    No charges were brought after the crash, which occurred two years before Nadine Arslanian married the now embattled US senator

  8. Portland Press Herald

    Fatal crash led Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife to seek car at issue in bribery charges (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Authorities concluded that Nadine Arslanian, who would soon marry the senator from New Jersey, was 'not at fault' for striking and killing a pedestrian in 2018.

  9. FOX 5 New York

    Report: Sen. Bob Menendez's wife hit and killed pedestrian in 2018 car crash (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    According to new reports, Nadine Arslanian (now Menendez) was involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian in December 2018.

  10. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Deadly crash from 2018 involving Senator Menendez's wife gets new attention after indictment (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Nadine Menendez was driving her Mercedes-Benz in Bogota, New Jersey, when she struck and killed a pedestrian. Police have now released dash cam video of her after the crash.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Menendez's wife hit and killed man with her car in 2018 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Nadine Menendez, the wife of embattled Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), was reportedly responsible for a fatal crash in Bogota, New Jersey, in 2018, according to multiple reports.

  12. New York Post

    NJ AG looking into fatal 2018 Nadine Menendez car crash: report (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Nadine Menendez (née Arslanian), now 56, ran over Richard Koop, 49, while driving her black Mercedes-Benz at about 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 12, 2018, in Bogota

  13. Washington Examiner

    New Jersey attorney general opens inquiry into fatal car crash involving Nadine Menendez (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The New Jersey attorney general’s office will open an inquiry into a fatal car crash four years ago that involved Nadine Menendez, the wife of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ).

  14. Fox News

    Menendez controversy: Officer at scene of future wife's deadly car crash identified (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A retired police official helped Robert Menendez’s future wife leave the scene of a deadly car crash without a sobriety test or giving up her phone, the New York Post reveals.

  15. CBS News

    New Jersey attorney general's office looking into deadly 2018 car crash involving Sen. Bob Menendez's wife (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Nadine Menendez was driving through Bogota in December 2018 when she struck and killed a 49-year-old man.

  16. CNN

    NYT: New Jersey Attorney General has opened an inquiry into 2018 fatal car crash involving Nadine Menendez (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The New Jersey attorney general has obtained records from the Bogota, New Jersey, police department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office related to a fatal 2018 car crash involving Nadine Arslanian Menendez, the wife of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, The New York Times reported Friday.

  17. The Daily Caller

    New Jersey Investigators Are Probing Police Conduct In Fatal 2018 Car Crash Involving Bob Menendez’s Wife: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A unit of investigators is evaluating the way the police handled a case involving a fatal car collision and Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife.

  18. 6ABC Philadelphia

    New Jersey authorities probe fatal 2018 crash involving Sen. Bob Menendez's wife (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Dashcam video of the December 2018 crash's aftermath shows police talking to Nadine Menendez but letting her go without a sobriety test.

  19. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    NJ attorney general looking into 2018 investigation of crash involving Nadine Menendez (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Menendez, then known by her maiden name Nadine Arslanian, wasn't tested for drugs or alcohol at the scene and Bogota police quickly concluded she wasn't at fault and allowed her to leave the scene.

  20. Fox News

    Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez's wife's 2018 fatal car crash under NJ AG's microscope: reports (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The New Jersey attorney general's office is reportedly investigating officers' response to the 2018 fatal crash involving the now-wife of Sen. Bob Menendez

  21. NBC10 Philadelphia

    NJ attorney general looking into fatal 2018 crash involving Sen. Bob Menendez's wife (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The New Jersey attorney general’s office has opened an inquiry into how local law enforcement handled an investigation into a December 2018 car crash that involved Sen. Robert Menendez’s wife Nadine, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the situation.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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