Drunken mom charged with killing son in hauntingly familiar Jersey Shore boat tragedy

A New Jersey mother has been charged with killing her son by drunkenly crashing her boat at the Jersey Shore, just weeks before an allegedly inebriated grandfather also crashed in the same bay, killing his two grandchildren. Jennifer Pearson, 59, smashed her 23-foot center console into the marker in Barnegat Bay near the Brant Beach Yacht Club in Long Beach around 5:45 p.m. on Memorial Day, sending her son, Gunnar Pearson, 28, and his girlfriend flying into the water, according to charging documents obtained by NJ101.5. Gunnar and his girlfriend were rushed in critical condition to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Four others onboard were hospitalized with minor injuries. Jennifer L. Pearson, 59, is accused of killing her son after drunkenly crashing her boat on Mem