Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Under Investigation
For Immediate Release
September 30, 2025
Contact: Lauren Farinas, Union County Prosecutor’s Office
Lauren.farinas@ucpo.org
Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Under Investigation
The Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force and the Cranford Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance regarding a fatal motor vehicle crash that took place in Cranford.
At approximately 5:26 p.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025, two juvenile females were fatally struck while riding an electronic bike on Burnside Avenue.
Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel asks residents and/or anyone who was traveling in the area of Hillcrest Avenue, Burnside Avenue, and Lincoln Avenue in Cranford around the time of the crash to check home surveillance cameras or dash cameras, specifically looking for a 2021 black Jeep Compass Utility 4D Altitude 4WD with tinted windows. In particular, investigators are looking for any witnesses to the crash and/or any video that depicts the suspected vehicle before or after the crash.
A photo depicting that make and model of vehicle is below.
This is an active, ongoing investigation. Anyone with any information is urged to contact Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force Detective Alex Lanza at (908) 370-4318 or Cranford Police Detective Jason D’Agostino at (908) 276-0171.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously by phone at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or online at www.uctip.org; submission of tips made in this fashion that result in an arrest and indictment can be eligible for a reward of up to $10,000 via the Union County Crime Stoppers.
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