2 Teens Charged In Connection With Fatal Edison Crash: Police

EDISON, NJ — Two people have been charged in connection with a fatal crash that killed South Brunswick teen Diana Somarriba, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department said Thursday.

Two vehicles, one driven by Tyler Dickerson, 18, of South Brunswick and another by a male juvenile, 17, were involved in a high-speed race, police said. The race resulted in the juvenile crashing his vehicle into a vacant building killing Somarriba, 18, a South Brunswick senior who was the juvenile’s passenger, authorities said.

On Wednesday, the juvenile was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide, and aggravated assault. He was released on conditions following a hearing before the Family Court. Dickerson was also arrested and charged with vehicular homicide and aggravated assault. He also was released after a hearing in Superior Court, police said.

The investigation was conducted by Captain Dominic Masi of the Edison Police Department and Detective Jonathan Berman of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, Ciccone said.

The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Captain Masi of the Edison Police Department at (732) 248- 7400 or Detective Berman of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-4328.

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