Crime & Safety
Father, 6-Year-Old Boy Die In Wayne Crash After Boy Scout Trip
Friends and supporters have raised more than $50,000 for the Csapo family after a crash Sunday claimed the lives of a father and son.
WAYNE, NJ — A one-car crash in Wayne on Sunday killed a father and his 6-year-old son who were coming home from a Boy Scout camping trip, friends of the victims said.
The crash happened at 10:04 a.m. Sunday on I-80 eastbound at exit 53, state police said. A minivan driven by Robert Csapo, 46, of Lyndhurst went off the left side of the exit ranch and hit a light pole, said the NJSP. Original article — Juvenile, Adult Killed In Wayne Crash Early Sunday: NJ State Police
Friends of the family said Csapo was driving home from a Boy Scout camping trip with his three sons, aged 5, 6, and 9. John, 6, also died in the crash and the other two boys, Sean and James, have been released from the hospital, friends posted on an online fundraising page.
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People have donated more than $50,000 on a MealTrain page for Robert's wife Erica and the boys. Friends of the family asked people to continue to share and support the meal train; they have also opened up direct donations for the boys' clothes, sizes 10 and 6.
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