11-07-2025
NY man arrested for allowing 15-year-old to drive car involved in deadly NJ crash
A New York man has been arrested for allegedly allowing a 15-year-old to get behind the wheel of a car that was later involved in a crash in New Jersey, which left another teenager dead.
The fatal collision occurred early in the morning of Feb. 28 on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, near the New York state line in Alpine, according to a statement from Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.
Authorities were called to the scene just before 6 a.m. to investigate reports of a crash between a 2025 Nissan Rogue carrying five occupants and a 2019 Honda CR-V, carrying only the driver, who was unharmed.
One of the passengers in the Rogue, a 16-year-old from New York who was not identified, suffered serious injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead on the scene, the prosecutor's office said. Two of the other passengers were also seriously hurt while the teen driver sustained minor injuries. He was arrested back in March on a slew of charges, including vehicular homicide and operating a motor vehicle without a license during a fatal accident.
Authorities said the teen was traveling at a high rate of speed and driving recklessly in the lead up to the crash.
Ryan Chambers, 21 of Elmira, N.Y., was the lone adult in the packed Rogue at the time. He was arrested in Elmira Heights earlier this month and has since been charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
Chambers was transported back to Bergen County, where he remains in custody at the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing.
