New Jersey

Man Killed in NJ Crash Involving Stolen Car, Snow Plow: Police

What to Know

  • Cops say 32-year-old Nafis Majette was riding as a passenger when the driver of a stolen vehicle hit his car head-on Wednesday in New Jersey
  • Police have charged the driver of the stolen vehicle, 26-year-old Alan Aberden, with aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide
  • A parked snow plow was also struck in the collision; it is unclear if road conditions contributed to the collision

Police say a stolen vehicle in New Jersey slammed into another car during March's fourth nor'easter to clobber the tri-state, killing one person.

Cops say 32-year-old Nafis Majette was riding as a passenger when the driver of a stolen vehicle hit his car head-on Wednesday afternoon in Newark. A parked snow plow was also struck in the collision.

Majette was transported to a local hospital after the crash where he was pronounced dead.

Police have charged the driver of the stolen vehicle, 26-year-old Alan Aberden, with aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide. Aberden's 24-year-old passenger Quasim McRae has been charged with resisting arrest and receiving stolen property.

Both men have been hospitalized for injuries they suffered in the crash.

It is unclear if road conditions contributed to the collision.

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