Crime & Safety

2 Dead In Bergen County Car Crash: Prosecutor

Police found a Dodge Charger against the front steps of a Lodi home Saturday morning just before 7 a.m.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. (Daniel Hubbard/Patch staff)

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Two people were killed in a motor vehicle crash in Lodi Saturday morning, authorities said.

Lodi police officers responded to the Harrison Street crash just before 7 a.m. and found a 2015 Dodge Charger against the front steps of a home, said Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.

Police found a 2005 Toyota Corolla on its side on Harrison Street in front of the home, Musella said.

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The Toyota's driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and the front passenger was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center, the prosecutor said.

The Dodge's driver was taken to HUMC and was in stable condition Saturday morning, Musella said.

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Investigators from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit and the Lodi Police Department are trying to determine what caused the crash.

Musella did not release any further information.


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