Charges filed against driver involved in head-on crash that killed 4 teenagers on NJ Turnpike
Authorities say Christopher Neff was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
CARNEYS POINT, N.J. (WPVI) -- Charges have been filed against a driver involved in a head-on crash that killed four teenagers on the New Jersey Turnpike in Salem County early Sunday morning.
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Christopher Neff, 41, from Westminster, Colorado, has been arrested and charged with four counts of aggravated manslaughter, four counts of vehicular homicide, unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of hollow point ammunition.
Police say Neff was driving a Dodge pickup truck in the wrong direction in the southbound lanes of the turnpike when he slammed head-on into a Mazda SUV carrying four teenagers in Carneys Point Township.
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The crash killed the driver of the Mazda and three passengers, identified as 19-year-old Yaakov Kilberg of Lakewood, New Jersey; 18-year-old Aharon Lebovits of Lakewood, New Jersey; 18-year-old Shlomo Cohen of Lakewood, New Jersey; and 18-year-old Chaim Grossman of Fallsburg, New York.
Neff suffered serious injuries.
Authorities say Neff was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash and was seen on surveillance video leaving a nearby bar shortly beforehand.
He remains in custody at the hospital.
