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UPDATE: Essex County Man Arrested for Deadly East Orange Car Crash

East Orange

Essex County Prosecutor's Officials announced an arrest in a crash that killed a man in East Orange on Friday, November 6.

According to county officials, the violent collision happened shortly before 6:30 a.m. at Park Avenue and North 18th Street.

Officials said a vehicle driven by Mr. Christian Brown, 39, of West Orange slammed into several cars and killed Mr. John K. Williams, 59, of East Orange.

Police charged Brown with Vehicular Homicide and operating a vehicle with a suspended driver's license.

Officials say Brown has been remanded to the Essex County Correctional Facility and the incident remains under investigation.

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