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Colorado Driver Charged in Wrong-Way NJ Turnpike Crash That Killed Four Teens

Police affidavits say his BAC measured 0.22% after hours of drinking before he entered the Turnpike.

A Colorado man was allegedly under the influence at the time his pickup truck was involved in a wrong-way crash that killed four teen on the New Jersey Turnpike.
A driver charged in a fatal crash on the New Jersey Turnpike was seen drinking alcohol at a bar before driving the wrong way on the expressway and colliding with an SUV carrying four teens, all of whom died, according to police reports.
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Overview

  • An arrest affidavit describes surveillance showing Christopher Neff drinking at the Turnpike Inn before driving onto the highway in the wrong direction and notes a hospital blood test reading of 0.22% BAC.
  • Neff faces four counts of aggravated manslaughter, four counts of vehicular homicide, and weapons offenses including unlawful handgun possession and hollow-point ammunition, with additional charges under review.
  • Investigators say a search of his pickup recovered two rifles including one with a suppressor, a handgun, high‑capacity magazines, hundreds of rounds, psilocybin mushrooms, and methadone.
  • He remains hospitalized under custody with serious injuries as New Jersey State Police and prosecutors continue the probe and ask witnesses to come forward.
  • The crash near milepost 1.3 in Carneys Point killed 19-year-old Yaakov Kilberg and 18-year-olds Aharon Lebovits, Shlomo Cohen, and Chaim Grossman after their Mazda was struck head-on and then hit by a tractor-trailer.