CHATHAM, NJ — A Madison mother who previously admitted to driving drunk when her vehicle collided with a Jeep in Chatham Township in March, killing a married father of four, was sentenced this week.

According to Assistant Prosecutor Tara Wang, Yulia Raynova was sentenced to six years in prison, subject to the No Early Release Act.

Raynova previously admitted that her blood alcohol content was 0.136% — nearly double the legal limit of 0.08% — on March 28 when she drove her Nissan Rogue westbound through a red light at the intersection of Lafayette Avenue and Watchung Avenue and collided with Michael Pacchia Jr.'s southbound Jeep Wrangler.

Pacchia, 52, of Chatham Township, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Raynova pled guilty to first-degree vehicular homicide and a traffic violation for driving while intoxicated in July 2022.

Raynova was initially charged with second-degree vehicular homicide, but the charge was upgraded to first-degree vehicular homicide on April 25 after it was determined that the crash occurred within 1,000 feet of Washington Avenue Elementary School.

According to a probable cause affidavit, the crash occurred at 11:21 a.m. and a subsequent search of Raynova's vehicle found an open bottle of Cognac liquor and a number of unknown pill bottles containing unmarked pills.

Raynova admitted to drinking about a third of the bottle before driving recklessly: Before the 11:20 a.m. collision, witnesses said her car, a Nissan Rogue, drifted in and out of lanes, went over a concrete divider and a curb, and ended up on the wrong side of the road.

Raynova has been remanded to the Morris County jail since her arrest, according to police. Raynova must serve 85 percent of her sentence, or about five years and one month, and then serve five years on parole after she is released.

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