Personal life

In 2006, Locane became engaged to firefighter Mark Bovenizer, subsequently retiring from films, though she acted occasionally in local community theater near their Hopewell, New Jersey home and appeared in two eight-minute shorts released in 2009.[2] While engaged to be married, the couple had a daughter, born in 2007.[3] Locane and Bovenizer married before they had their second child, another daughter, in 2009.[4]

On June 27, 2010, Locane-Bovenizer was involved in a fatal motor vehicle collision in Montgomery, New Jersey.[5][6] Locane was driving 53 miles per hour (85 km/h) in a 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) zone and rapidly closed on the car driven by Fred Seeman, which was traveling at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h) as it made a left hand turn in front of her to enter his driveway. The crash killed Seeman's wife, 60-year-old Helene. Seeman was seriously injured.[citation needed]

Following the crash, testing revealed Locane's blood alcohol level was three times the limit for legal impairment.[7] In December 2010, Locane was indicted for aggravated manslaughter and assault by automobile.[2] On November 27, 2012, a Somerset County jury convicted Locane of vehicular homicide and assault by auto.[7] On February 14, 2013, she was sentenced to three years in prison for the crime, with Montgomery Superior Court Judge Robert B. Reed imposing less than the minimum five-year sentence due to mitigating factors that included consideration of her children's welfare.[8][9][10] Locane served her sentence at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women and was released on parole on June 12, 2015.[11] On July 22, 2016, a New Jersey appeals court ruled that the three-year sentencing would be re-reviewed due to what the court felt was an inadequate explanation by Reed for leniency.[12] Upon review, Reed stated in September 2016 he had erred in his decision, and that she should serve an additional six months.[10] On January 13, 2017, however, Reed ruled Locane would not have to go back to prison, saying her conduct since her release indicated she was not a threat to society.[13][14] Speaking later about the crash and victims, Locane said the memory of Helen Seeman will "be forever in her thoughts."[15]

Late in 2015, following Locanes's June 2015 release from prison, her husband filed for divorce and for custody of their two daughters.[13][16] The divorce was finalized following her release.[16]

Filmography

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