Teen Charged With Death By Auto in Double Fatal Randolph Crash

The teen driving a car that crashed into a tree killing two Randolph High School students that were passengers in July has been charged with two counts of death by auto and one count of assault by auto, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp announced.

The teen, a juvenile who’s name is being withheld by authorities, was driving his vehicle on Ironia Road at a high rate of speed when he could not negotiate a curve in the road, veering off the street and into a tree. The two backseat passengers, Calvin Verduga and Jack Timmerman, both 17, were killed as a result.

Authorities would not elaborate on how the death by auto charges were levied.

The crash occurred on Saturday, July 26 in the early afternoon shortly after Verduga and Timmerman were picked up by the driver after leaving the gym. There were a total of four occupants in the vehicle at the time of the crash.