Newark man charged in fatal hit-and-run that killed two women

A Newark man has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed two female pedestrians in Newark, authorities announced Wednesday.

David J. Zapata-Vera, 26, surrendered to police June 23, according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda.

Zapata-Vera is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, two counts of leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death and two counts of endangering an injured victim…

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