Wrong-Way Driver Charged After Fatal Head-On Crash In Morris Co.

PARSIPPANY, NJ — A Parsippany man faces a reckless vehicular homicide charge after causing a fatal wrong-way crash on Route 80 last week, officials said.

The crash happened early on the morning of Sunday, Feb. 2 on Interstate 80 in Rockaway Township. Investigators said 45-year-old Victor Peters was driving east in the westbound lanes, and collided head-on with a Ford pickup truck going west.

The driver of the truck, 31-year-old Destinn McKnight of East Stroudsburg, Penn., was pronounced dead at the scene.

Peters, who was driving a Mercedes SUV, "exhibited signs of being under the influence at the scene," according to a news release from the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. First responders took him to Morristown Medical Center to be treated for serious injuries.

Peters has been charged with second-degree reckless vehicular homicide and several motor vehicle violations, officials said Monday.

Officials ask anyone who may have more information about the crash to call the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at 973-285-6200.

Both drivers were the only people in their vehicles at the time of the crash.

Original article — 1 Killed, 1 Injured In Head-On Morris County Crash: Police