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A man has been indicted on an aggravated manslaughter charge after he allegedly hit a parked car while driving drunk, killing an eight-year-old boy, officials said. Edward W. Johnston, 25, of Galloway, was driving on White Horse Pike on the morning of July 23, 2023, when the crash occurred, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. Johnston’s vehicle ran off the road and struck the parked car shortly before 3:30 a.m., killing the boy who was sleeping inside, authorities said. An investigation into the crash then found that Johnston was intoxicated and that he was “recklessly” speed…

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