Mother, Son Tried To Flee Country After Fatal Drag Racing Crash On Parkway In Woodbridge: PD

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — A mother and her son from Staten Island were arrested outside of Miami, and authorities said they were trying to flee the country after the son was involved in a drag racing accident on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge earlier this summer that killed a young man.

The fatal crash occurred June 29 on the Parkway south.

The mother, Vilma Vneshta, 42, and her son, Alvi Limani, 20, were arrested July 17 in North Miami, said the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office and Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.

For the past three weeks, they've been held by the Miami-Dade Dept. of Corrections; they were extricated to New Jersey last Wednesday. Someone uploaded this video to TikTok that shows the mother and son being led by police off a plane on the tarmac in Miami in handcuffs, en route to New Jersey. Both were also in leg shackles.

The fatal crash occurred at 7:04 p.m. June 29 on the Parkway southbound, at mile marker 130, which is in Woodbridge.

State Police were called there for a 911 call of a serious crash. Upon arrival, police located Albion Hysenaj, 20, of Staten Island and another 20-year-old from Staten Island. Both young men had been ejected from the car.

Both were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where Hysenaj was pronounced dead and the 20-year-old was hospitalized with serious injuries.

Police say two BMWs had been racing on the Parkway: Limani was driving a BMW X3, racing a BMW M5 driven by Jeter Ogando, 23, of Perth Amboy.

Limani lost control of his car, struck two other cars and ultimately rolled over multiple times. Hysenaj and the 20-year-old were passengers and they were ejected.

Also inside the BMW was Emily Harrington, 19, of Staten Island. She and Limani were not ejected and they were not injured. Harrington and Limani fled the scene on foot, said police.

Limani and his mother, whose Facebook profile says she works as a hairstylist in Staten Island, then tried to flee the country, said the prosecutor.

This case was investigated by NJ State Police out of their Holmdel barracks off the Parkway. State Police will not say how they were able to track Limani and his mother to the Miami area, only saying it was "through various investigative means."

After her arrest, Vneshta was charged with third-degree Hindering.

Her son was charged with a litany of serious criminal charges: First-degree Aggravated Manslaughter, second-degree Vehicular Homicide, second-degree Knowingly Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death, third-degree Causing Death while Driving with a Suspended License, two counts of third-degree Endangering an Injured Victim, two counts of third-degree Endangering, third-degree Tampering with Public Records, third-degree Hindering, third-degree Knowingly Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, fourth-degree Assault by Auto, and fourth-degree Causing Serious Injury While Driving with a Suspended License.

Ogando's BMW did not crash and he was not injured. However, he was also criminally charged with serious charges for this incident: Second-degree Vehicular Homicide, third-degree Endangering Another and fourth-degree Assault by Auto.

Harrington was charged with third-degree Hindering, fourth-degree Obstruction, and fourth-degree Conspiracy to Endanger Another.

State Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office urge anyone with additional information or surveillance footage to contact the Holmdel Station Criminal Investigation Office at 732-441-4500, ext. 7425, or the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3140.