The passenger who died in the Monday evening car crash in Caldwell that injured two others has been identified as a 23-year-old East Orange man, authorities said.
County authorities investigate in the aftermath of the crash. (Courtesy of Don Foti). NEWARK — The passenger who died in the Monday evening car crash in Caldwell that injured two others has been identified as a 23-year-old East Orange man, authorities said.
Theo Walsh, 23, was killed late Tuesday when the 2015 Ford Mustang he was riding in the front seat of crashed into a telephone pole and tree, said Essex County Prosecutor Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter.
Authorities said the car was traveling southbound on Mountain Avenue near Hatfield Street when the crash occurred.
Two others—the driver and backseat passenger—sustained serious injuries in the crash and were later transported to a hospital for treatment, Carter said.
Carter declined to identify the surviving victims, but said that both are college students from Newark between the ages of 18 an d 20 years old. Both remain hospitalized and are in critical condition, Carter said.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, Carter said. Additional details of the crash, including its cause, were not immediately made available.
An Essex County Prosecutor's Office investigation of the crash is ongoing, Carter said.
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