Driver charged in double-fatal linden crash after allegedly running red light at high speed
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Driver charged in double-fatal Linden crash after allegedly running red light at high speed

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April 19, 2025
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A high-speed crash at a Linden intersection has led to homicide charges after two young men lost their lives.

LINDEN, NJ — A 28-year-old Piscataway man has been charged with two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide in connection with a deadly crash last year that killed two people, officials announced Thursday.

Devon Scuccimarri was arrested on April 10 following a months-long investigation into an October 5, 2024, crash at the intersection of US Routes 1 & 9 and South Stiles Street in Linden, according to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart.

Authorities said Scuccimarri was behind the wheel of an Infiniti G37 when he allegedly ran a red light at high speed and collided with a Freightliner tractor trailer that was making a left turn. Police responding to the scene around 3 a.m. found front-seat passenger Ahmad Campbell, 25, of Edison, dead inside the vehicle.

Scuccimarri and a second passenger, Melvin Jones, 24, of Piscataway, were rushed to Newark University Hospital with serious injuries. Jones died later at the hospital.

Investigators determined that Scuccimarri’s vehicle was traveling at an excessive speed at the time of the collision. The driver of the tractor trailer was not reported injured.

Scuccimarri was taken into custody, processed on the vehicular homicide charges, and remanded to the Union County Jail.

Key Points

  • Devon Scuccimarri, 28, is charged in a 2024 crash that killed two passengers.
  • Authorities say he ran a red light at high speed before striking a tractor trailer.
  • He was arrested April 10 and is being held in Union County Jail.

Prosecutor: Crash investigation led to charges after six months

Officials say the investigation was conducted by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force and Linden Police Department. Detectives involved include Kevin Stanicki, Nicholas Veltre, and Michael Rozycki.

The charges against Scuccimarri are accusations at this stage, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The Union County Prosecutor’s Office is encouraging anyone with further information about the case to come forward by contacting investigators directly.

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