SHARE

Good Samaritans Become Victims When NJ Driver In I-95 Crash Flees In Their Car: Police

A 54-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested after police in Delaware say he stole the vehicle of a Good Samaritan checking on him after a crash.

Nadeem Cassiem.

Nadeem Cassiem.

Photo Credit: Delaware State Police

Nadeem Cassiem of Keasbey (Woodbridge) was heading south on I-95 in a Toyota Rav4 in Newark, DE near State Route 273 around 7:10 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 7, when he rear-ended a white Dodge RAM pickup, Delaware State Police said.

A concerned passerby stopped to check on the drivers for injuries, at which point the Cassiem got into the Good Samaritan’s Mercury Mountaineer and fled southbound on I-95 in the stolen SUV, DSP said.

Troopers identified Cassiem as the driver of the Toyota and the suspect who stole the Mercury. 

Shortly after fleeing, Cassiem and the stolen Mercury were located in Maryland by Perryville Police Department (Cecil County). 

Cassiem was taken into custody by Perryville Police Department without incident. Upon extradition to Delaware, Cassiem will be charged with one felony count of Theft of a Motor Vehicle, and multiple traffic violations.

to follow Daily Voice Cresskill-Closter and receive free news updates.

SCROLL TO NEXT ARTICLE