WILDWOOD, N.J.—Authorities announced charges Tuesday against two men in a pair of vehicle crashes — one of which killed two people — during a pop-up car rally in southern New Jersey over the weekend.
Police across multiple communities struggled to control the chaotic situation. Videos on social media showed modified vehicles revving engines and speeding off to cheers from crowds gathered on the streets, NJ.com reported. WCAU-TV said social media posts showed people hanging out of cars as drivers spun in circles, and also showed burnouts, drifting and crashes.
Cape May prosecutors and Wildwood police earlier said Gerald White, 37, of Pittsburgh was charged with two counts of death by auto, assault by auto and other counts. They allege his car hit another car Saturday, killing a passenger in the other vehicle, 34-year-old Timothy Ogden, then struck two pedestrians, killing Lindsay Weakland, 18, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania….