WEEHAWKEN AND NORTH BERGEN — A 20-year-old man from North Bergen was killed and his SUV was totalled when the vehicle veered off Port Imperial Blvd. around 4:30 a.m. Sunday and crashed into a townhouse that was under construction, according to NJ.com.
One passenger in the SUV was hurt critically and two were injured. They had attended a party in North Bergen, according to nj.com.
They quoted North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Jeffrey Fulcher as saying, “We believe speed and alcohol played a major role in the tragedy.”
Officials identified the driver as Oscar Guzman.
Traffic in Weehawken near the Lincoln Tunnel was backed up for hours Sunday morning into the afternoon.