Matthew Maher (born April 13, 1984) is an American retired soccer defender, who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for first degree aggravated manslaughter and drunken driving after pleading guilty in court on May 7, 2009.
While Maher played only seven games his senior year, he still scored 20 goals and added 11 assists, earning a scholarship offer from Temple University.
Maher was also the starting point guard on the 2001–2002 Middle Township Panthers basketball team who won the Group II State Championship.
Maher made his first professional start against Liga MX México Primera División side Cruz Azul.
[2] In March 2009, Maher's sport utility vehicle crashed into the rear of a minivan on the Atlantic City Expressway, killing 55-year-old Hort Kap of Philadelphia.
Maher was released from prison on August 3, 2014, and immediately resumed his "Decisions Determine Destiny" assemblies funded by State Farm.
; Imprisoned by Peace: A View Apart; and Unchained: A Voice Apart (available on Amazon.com) Matthew and his wife, Sarah, their daughter Willow, and son Ezekiel, reside in Egg Harbor Twp., NJ.