Details, Victims ID'd In N.J. Double Fatal Crash On Easter In South Amboy

A head-on, wrong-way crash killed two people on Route 35 on Easter Sunday, according to authorities. The two victims have been identified.

Three passengers were injured in the crash on Route 9 in South Amboy early Sunday, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey.

The deceased motorists were identified as Miguel Mendoza-Chong, 31, of Perth Amboy, who was killed when his vehicle was struck by a minivan driven by Percell Livingston Jr. 51, of East Orange.

Both men were pronounced dead at the scene following the crash which occurred in the northbound lanes of Route 9 at 2:15 a.m., according to the MCPO.

The passengers riding with Mendoza-Chong were taken to area hospitals. A 38-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were listed in serious condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick. The third victim, a 28-year-old woman, was treated at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy Division, and was released.

The crash is being investigated by Officer Stephen Clarke of the South Amboy Police Department and Detective Donald Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

The preliminary investigation has determined that Livingston turned onto Route 9 north, but was heading the wrong way when he crashed his 2002 Nissan Quest into Mendoza-Chong’s vehicle, a 2011 Honda Odyssey, according to the MCPO.

The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Clarke of the South Amboy Police Department at (732) 721-0111, or Detective Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-8843.

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