2 woman killed in hit-and-run crash while walking home from…

Pedestrian Hit Newark New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey: A 26-year-old man drove through an intersection in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday night and struck two women who were using the crosswalk after leaving a World Cup watch party, throwing them airborne before fleeing the scene. Both women were transported to University Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. The suspect, David J. Zapata-Vera of Newark, surrendered to police on Tuesday and was charged with two counts of second-degree vehicular homicide, two counts of second-degree leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death, and two counts of third-degree endangering an injured victim.