Man Evading Cops Caused Deadly, Wrong-Way Crash In West Deptford: Prosecutor

WEST DEPTFORD, NJ — A man who appeared to be intoxicated was evading police when he sped into another vehicle, killing the other driver and seriously injuring two others Sunday in West Deptford, authorities said.

Steve Hall, 28, of Waltham Cross, United Kingdom, crossed onto the wrong side of the road after police tried to stop him, according to the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. He was charged with second-degree death by auto and two counts of fourth-degree assault by auto.

The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General is also investigating the crash. The state agency investigates deadly incidents that involve police.

Authorities haven't disclosed the identities of the deceased driver or any officers involved as of Monday afternoon.

West Deptford Police were dispatched around 5:35 p.m. to PNS Gas and Food Mart for a report of two intoxicated men, prosecutors said. At the location, the officers saw a white vehicle that matched the caller's description.

The vehicle left the gas station and got onto Hessian Road, authorities said. A West Deptford officer activated the emergency lights on their marked police car and tried to pull them over, according to law enforcement.

Shortly after, the white vehicle crossed onto the other side of the roadway and struck another vehicle near Red Bank Avenue, authorities said. Officers identified Hall as the driver of the white vehicle.

The driver of the other vehicle died in the crash, and their rear-seat passenger fractured their leg, authorities said. Hall also sustained serious injuries, and his front-seat passenger suffered a dislocated hip, prosecutors said.

The Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office filed the charges against Hall and is leading the ongoing criminal investigation.

Attorney information for Hall wasn't immediately available in online court records.

The Attorney General's Office is simultaneously investigating the matter, since it arose from an encounter with police.

It was one of several fatal crashes that unfolded Sunday in separate incidents on South Jersey's roadways. Read more: 3 Deadly Crashes Unfold Within A Few Hours In South Jersey: Officials

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