NEWJERSEY: At what point does a speeding driver become guilty of murder?

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88 in a 45 – Lakewood, NJ teen charged in fatal crash

Dan Alexander  — Published: April 4, 2024

  • Way too fast: Lakewood, NJ teen charged in deadly crash
  • Crash on West County Line Road at Laurelwood Avenue in Lakewood 3/3/24 (The Lakewood Scoop/Canva)
  • Aryeh Bakst, 18, was driving a Tesla at 88 mph
  • Jules Brotsky was making a left turn in a minivan
  • The impact sent Brotsky’s vehicle spinning backwards several times

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LAKEWOOD — A teen was charged with vehicular homicide after police say he drove 88.6 mph in a 45 mph zone and hit a car that was making a left turn.

Aryeh Bakst was driving a 2023 Tesla sedan west on West County Line Road around 9 a.m. on March 3.

Surveillance video of the crash posted by The Lakewood Scoop shows the Tesla slamming into a 2013 Toyota Corolla driven by Jules Brotsky, 82, of Lakewood, who making a left turn onto Laurelwood Avenue from the eastbound lanes.

The minivan spun backward several times down the road while the Tesla hit a utility pole.

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Where and in what world does a “teenager” get a Tesla to drive?

Now we all drive a little faster than speed limits, but 88 in a 45 is more than just a little.

At what point does this become murder?

And who ever put this car in the hands of a teenager has some culpability as well.

Time to throw the book at all involved.

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