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Charges Filed in Fatal May 31 Crash in Roxbury
Belleville Man Charged with Reckless Vehicular Homicide Following Tragic Collision on Howard Boulevard
Roxbury, Morris County, N.J. - Morris County Acting Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Roxbury Police Chief Dean Adone have announced charges against Gerald Veneziano, 41, of Belleville, in connection with a fatal motor vehicle crash on May 31, 2024, in Roxbury.
At approximately 10:30 p.m. on May 31, authorities were notified of a severe crash on Howard Boulevard in Roxbury involving a northbound 2021 Chevrolet Silverado and a southbound 2019 Mazda 3. The driver of the Mazda, 19-year-old Jacob Davis of Flanders, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Gerald Veneziano, the driver of the Silverado, was extracted from his vehicle and taken to Morristown Medical Center with serious internal injuries. Numerous open alcohol containers were found near the Silverado, and an investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling at approximately 90 miles per hour at the time of the collision.
On June 21, Veneziano was charged with one count of second-degree Reckless Vehicular Homicide, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-5a, along with multiple motor vehicle offenses. In compliance with state law, his arrest photograph will not be released. Under the Criminal Justice Reform Act, Veneziano has been released from the Morris County Correctional Facility under several non-monetary bail conditions, including the surrender of his driver’s license and submission to alcohol testing. His next court appearance is scheduled for July 29, 2024, for a Pre-Indictment Conference before Judge Claudia R. Jones, J.S.C.
The investigation was carried out by the Roxbury Township Police Department, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit.
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