Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Caldwell Police Chief James H. Bongiorno announced today that a second victim in a fatal car crash has died.
Devon Smith, 22, of Newark, the driver of the car, was pronounced dead yesterday at University Hospital from injuries he sustained in the crash which is being investigated by the Caldwell Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force.
Authorities said at approximately 11:30 pm Tuesday, Smith, a third year student at Kean University, and two passengers were traveling southbound on Mountain Avenue near Hatfield Street in a 2015 Ford Mustang when they crashed into a telephone pole and a tree.
The front seat passenger, Theo Walsh, 23, of East Orange was pronounced dead at the scene.
The backseat passenger remains hospitalized in critical condition. He is a 18 year old college student.
The investigation is active an ongoing.