Crime & Safety
Victims Of Ringwood Double Fatal Crash ID'd: Prosecutor
The victims were inside a Toyota Corolla that hit a guardrail and then a Chevy van head on, authorities said.
PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ — Authorities have identified the two people who were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Ringwood Wednesday afternoon, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced.
Victor Weinpel, 19, of Wanaque, and a 17-year-old West Milford boy were killed in the crash after their 1999 Toyola Corolla hit a Chevy van on Greenwood Lake Turnpike north of Skyline Drive at about 3:15 p.m., Valdes said.
The Corolla hit a guardrail, went out of control, and crossed into the opposite lane, hitting the van head on, Valdes said.
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Weinpel and the boy were pronounced dead at the scene, the prosecutor said. They were former students of Lakeland Regional High School in nearby Wanaque, NorthJersey.com reported.
Paul Barker, 64, of Ringwood was driving the Chevy. There was no one else in the vehicle, the prosecutor said. He was taken to St. Joseph's University Hospital with minor injuries, Valdes said.
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Authorities were still investigating the crash Wednesday night. More information will be released once available, Valdes said.
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