Driver Was Going 90MPH In Crash That Killed Morris Man, 19: Officials

ROXBURY, NJ — Officials said a Belleville man was driving close to 90 miles per hour when he slammed into a 19-year-old driver in Roxbury, causing fatal injuries to the college student.

The collision along Howard Boulevard on May 31 killed Flanders native Jacob Davis, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. Gerald Veneziano, 41, has been charged with reckless vehicular homicide in the crash.

According to his LinkedIn page, Davis was studying pre-med and behavioral neuroscience at Northeastern University in Boston.

Authorities said Davis was southbound in a Mazda 3 at around 10:30 p.m. when Veneziano, who was northbound in a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado, crashed into him. First responders pronounced Davis dead at the scene and had to extricate Veneziano from his vehicle, officials said.

Veneziano was transported to Morristown Medical Center with serious internal injuries.

"Numerous open alcohol containers were found in the vicinity of the Silverado," officials said. "Subsequent investigation revealed the Silverado was traveling at approximately 90 miles per hour at the time of the collision."

The Prosecutor's Office said Veneziano was charged on June 21 with second-degree reckless vehicular homicide and a number of motor vehicle offenses. He has been released from the Morris County Correctional Facility, on the conditions he surrender his driver’s license and submit to alcohol testing.

Attorney information was not immediately available.