A 22-year-old Kean University student has been identified as the second victim in a deadly car crash in Caldwell.
Devon Smith, 22, was the driver in the deadly crash, authorities said (Courtesy of Don Foti). CALDWELL -- A second victim in the Tuesday car crash that already claimed the life of 23-year-old East Orange man has died, authorities said.
Devon Smith, 22, of Newark, died Wednesday after receiving treatment for injuries sustained in the crash at University Hospital, said Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter.
According to authorities, Smith, a third year student at Kean University, was driving the Ford Mustang that crashed into a tree and telephone pole near Mountain Avenue near Hatfield Street late Tuesday evening.
Theo Walsh, 23, who authorities said was riding in the passenger seat at the time of the crash, was pronounced dead at the scene, Carter said. A second passenger remains hospitalized in critical condition, she added. Authorities have declined to disclose the passenger's name.
The exact circumstances of the crash, including its cause, remain unclear. A joint investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and the Caldwell Police Department is ongoing, authorities said.
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