The Toms River man whose dog drowned in his pickup, after it cracked through the icy surface of the Toms and sank two years ago, is sentenced to 180 days in the Ocean County Jail.
TOMS RIVER - Andrew Mayer, accused of leaving his dog to die in his pickup truck after it crashed through the ice covering the Toms River in March 2015, faces a possible 364 days in jail for his guilty plea to a third-degree charge of animal cruelty.
Ocean County Court proceedings for the man accused of letting his dog drown in his pickup after it plunged into the icy Toms River last March are scheduled to resume December 7.
The driver of a pickup truck that sank in the Toms River after ice under it gave way March 1 has been charged with animal cruelty and the truck recovered.