EAST HANOVER — An East Hanover Township police sergeant was listed in New Jersey’s 2025 Major Discipline Report after a sustained charge of vehicular homicide, according to records released through the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office.
The report identifies the officer as Sgt. Keith Gunther of the East Hanover Township Police Department. According to the report, Gunther was involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident and was later charged with vehicular homicide. The report states that Gunther resigned from his position with the East Hanover Police Department and pleaded guilty to the criminal charge, resulting in his incarceration.
The state report lists Gunther as terminated, not demoted, and separated from the agency while the case was pending. A separate East Hanover Township major discipline form lists the same officer and sustained charge and indicates that he was suspended for 141 days.
The annual Major Discipline Report is part of New Jersey’s statewide effort to increase transparency around police discipline. Major discipline generally includes terminations, demotions, suspensions of more than five days, and certain serious internal affairs findings.
Statewide, the 2025 report listed 817 major discipline actions involving 654 officers from 169 law enforcement agencies. The report covers discipline imposed between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025.
The East Hanover case was the only East Hanover Township Police Department entry identified in the report.
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