Edison Cop Pleads Guilty To Double Fatal Crash Charges In Somerset Co.

EDISON, NJ — An Edison Police Officer, who was off-duty at the time, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated in connection with a car crash in Somerset where two of his passengers died in August 2023, said Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.

On June 18, Amitoj Oberoi, 30, of Somerset, entered guilty pleas to two counts of first-degree vehicular homicide and to a motor vehicle offense for driving while intoxicated before Judge Jonathan W. Romankow.

The guilty pleas expose Oberoi to a prison term of 15 years with 85 percent to be served without eligibility for parole pursuant to the No Early Release Act.

The charges stem from a motor vehicle crash on Aug. 27, 2023, at about 6:22 a.m., on Route 27 in Franklin Township.

Oberoi, who was employed as an Edison Police Officer and off-duty at the time of the crash, was driving the 2007 Audi Q7 at the time of the crash.

The crash resulted in the deaths of Carlos Perez-Gaytan, 24, of Somerset, and Victor Cabrera-Francisco, 20, of North Brunswick, who were passengers in Oberoi's Audi.

Oberoi was driving the Audi Q7 southbound on Somerset Street at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the car causing the car to leave the road hitting several trees, lamp posts, and a utility pole before coming to rest, according to authorities.

An investigation found that Oberoi was over the legal Blood Alcohol Concentration (B.A.C.) limit at the time of the incident, said McDonald. Read More: Off-Duty Cop Drunk During Double Fatal Somerset County Crash: Prosecutor

The sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 14 before Romankow.

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