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Two adults and one baby killed in rear-end collision with alleged drunk driver Bhavuk Uppal on Interstate 80 in Rockaway Township, NJ

Modified Date: 
Tue, 07/14/2015 - 1:35pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, July 11, 2015

Man charged in New Jersey crash on I-80 that killed 2 adults, baby

New Jersey state police say a man driving on a suspended license caused a chain-reaction crash that killed two adults and a baby.The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. Saturday on a stretch of Interstate 80 in Rockaway Township.Authorities say a sport utility vehicle and a car were stopped in traffic when another SUV driven by 22-year-old Bhavuk Uppal, of Mountain Lakes, struck the car from behind.The car then struck the SUV in front of it, and that SUV ran off the right side of the road and overturned in a grass embankment.Meanwhile, the car became engulfed in flames, and the three occupants of the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene around 4 a.m. Their names have not been released.

DWI Charged in Chain-Reaction Crash that Kills 3

A New Jersey couple and a baby were killed early Saturday in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 80 that state police say was caused by a drunken driver. The Kia was struck from behind by a 2014 Cadillac Escalade, which caused it to collide with the Jeep Cherokee. The couple and baby were pronounced dead at the scene at 4 a.m., police said. The Escalade skidded off the highway and overturned on a grass embankment, investigators said. The Kia caught fire and was engulfed in flames as state troopers arrived.
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Type: Drunk Driving
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved, Fire
People Involved: 
Bhavuk Uppal
K Santiago-Madera
Brandon Green
Roadway: 
Interstate 80
City: 
Rockaway, NJ
County: 
Morris County, NJ
Area: 
Trenton-NJ

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