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A 911 call was received around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, reporting a disabled vehicle on Mountain View Road in Hillsborough, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office.
Responding officers found the driver, Yuhwei Chou, of Skillman, and two children -- one in a booster seat and the other in a baby seat -- bound and restrained in the car's back seats, authorities said.
Investigators determined the children were Chou's biological children, Samantha Ross, 7, and Paul Ross, 10 months. They were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Authorities believe Chou is responsible for her children's deaths, though no motive has been revealed.
Sources told CBS2 that a tow truck driver was the one who called 911.
“He was shook up," said Robert Long, the tow truck driver's dad. "He said he found a lady in the ditch and said he asked her if she was all right and she said no, I think. And then he seen the babies and then he called the cops right away."
The medical examiner's office is conducting autopsies to determine the cause and manner of death.
Following a medical clearance from an area hospital, Chou will be transferred to the Somerset County Jail pending a bail detention hearing.
Anyone with information relating to the homicides is urged to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (908) 231-7100, or the Hillsborough Township Police Department at (908) 369-4323 or via the STOPit app.
Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.
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