Arrest in Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash that Killed Teenager in Newark
Newark, N.J – Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda announced today an arrest in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 17-year-old girl in Newark on Sunday, August 9, 2026. Erik Montesinos, 26, of Bloomfield is charged with second-degree vehicular homicide, second-degree…
