Driver Going 90 MPH Charged In Crash That Killed Pre-Med Student In NJ: Officials

Charges have been filed against a 41-year-old man who police say was going 90 mph before a crash that killed an 18-year-old pre-med student in Morris County, officials announced.

Jacob Davis
Photo Credit: *Jacob Davis Linkedin*

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

06/24/2024 4:43 p.m.

Gerald Veneziano, of Bellville, had numerous open alcohol containers in the vicinity of his Chevrolet Silverado following the accident that killed 18-year-old Jacob Davis in Flanders Friday, May 31, Morris County Acting Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood said.

Davis was pronounced dead at the scene, while Veneziano was extricated and hospitalized with internal injuries, Calderwood said.

Veneziano was charged with reckless vehicular homicide and issued multiple motor vehicle offenses on June 21 in connection with the accident.

According to his LinkedIn, Davis was a student at Northeastern University where he was studying pre-med and behavioral neuroscience.

To view his obituary, click here.

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