Crime & Safety

Man Charged In Crash That Killed 2 Of His Passengers In Union County

Police say Devon Scuccimarri, 28, of Piscataway, sped through a red light and crashed into a tractor-trailer in October 2024.

LINDEN, NJ — A Piscataway man was arrested and charged in connection with a fatal crash that killed two of his passengers in 2024.

On April 10, 2025, Devon Scuccimarri, 28, was charged with two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart announced.

At around 3 a.m. on Oct. 5, 2024, a fatal motor vehicle accident occurred in the intersection of US 1&9 and South Stiles Street in Linden involving an Infiniti G37, driven by Scuccimarri, and a Freightliner Tractor Trailer.

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Linden Police Officers discovered the Infiniti’s front seat passenger, Ahmad Campbell, 25, of Edison, dead at the scene, said Daniel.

The other two occupants of the Infiniti, Scuccimarri and rear passenger Melvin Jones, 24, of Piscataway, were taken to Newark University Hospital with serious injuries. Jones later succumbed to his injuries at Newark University Hospital, said Daniel.

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The initial investigation indicated the Infiniti went through a red light while driving at a high rate of speed and crashed with the tractor-trailer, which was making a left-hand turn, said Daniel.

Following his arrest, Scuccimarri was processed and remanded to the Union County Jail.

Anyone with information should contact the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force
Detective Kevin Stanicki at 908-527-4695, Sergeant Nicholas Veltre at 908-347-7330 or Linden Police
Investigator Michael Rozycki at 908-474-8505.

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