US Edition41-Year-Old Man Charged in Deadly NJ Turnpike Crash that Killed 4 Teens
Christopher Neff, charged with vehicular homicide, allegedly drove under the influence and wrong-way on the Turnpike, killing four teens in a crash involving a tractor-trailer, police said.
- On Tuesday, Christopher Neff, 41, of Westminster, Colorado, was charged with four counts of aggravated manslaughter, four counts of vehicular homicide, and multiple weapons charges, court records show.
- A Dodge pickup allegedly drove northbound in the southbound lanes and struck a Mazda SUV near milepost 1.3 in Carneys Point Township, then pushed the Mazda into a Freightliner tractor-trailer.
- Four passengers were pronounced dead at the scene: Yaakov Kilberg, 19, and 18-year-olds Aharon Lebovits, Shlomo Cohen, and Chaim Grossman, who had recently graduated and were close friends.
- Neff remains hospitalized and in custody after fractures to both legs and a broken arm; his next court date has not been scheduled, and investigators say additional charges may be pending.
- Police said Neff was heavily intoxicated with blood alcohol over twice the legal limit, officials urged tips to NJSP Troop D Moorestown Station at 609-860-9000, and the tractor-trailer driver, 29, from Nova Scotia, was uninjured.
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Colorado driver charged in New Jersey crash that killed four teens
The Colorado driver in a wrong-way crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed four teenagers over the weekend was charged Tuesday in their deaths, according to court records. Christopher Neff, 41, faces four counts of aggravated manslaughter, four counts of vehicular homicide and multiple weapons charges for a gun and ammunition found in his car, according to New Jersey court records. Neff is accused of driving a Dodge pickup the wrong directi…
Driver Charged in Wrong-Way NJ Turnpike Crash That Killed Four Yeshiva Teens
CARNEYS POINT, N.J. – A 41-year-old man from Colorado has been charged in connection with the horrific wrong-way crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that took the lives of four young bochurim early Sunday morning. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Authorities said the driver, Christopher Neff of Westminster, Colorado, was […]
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