Teen Victims in Fatal Crash From Scotch Plains, Berkeley Heights

Plainfield, NJ -- Two teens who were killed after their car flipped over on Saturday have been identified.

The driver, Scotch Plains resident Tyler Devaney, 18, died in the crash, Plainfield police said.

Police said the other victim was a 15-year-old Berkeley Heights resident but declined to name him, police said.

A letter from Judith A. Rattner, Superintendent of Schools for Berkeley Heights Public Schools identified the second victim as Eric Hagen.

“I am writing to inform you that on Saturday morning, Eric Hagen, a student who had attended Woodruff School, Columbia Middle School and Governor Livingston High School, passed away,” wrote Rattner. “We are deeply saddened by this tragic event and our thoughts and hearts go out to the family in this difficult time.”

Grief counselors were available Monday afternoon at Governor Livingston High School to help children with the grieving process. Support for students and staff is also planned upon the return to school on Jan. 4.

The car, a silver Honda, overturned around 6 a.m. at the intersection of Emerson Avenue and East 2nd Street in Plainfield, said Lt. Wayne Williams of the Plainfield Police Department.

Both men were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

A preliminary investigation revealed that speed may have been a factor, police said.

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