El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en julio 21, 2025, Chaudhry Yousaf, 52, whose last known address was in Valley Stream, Nueva York, pled guilty to Strict Liability Vehicular Homicide before the Honorable Dina M. Vicario, J.S.C., in connection with a motor vehicle crash that occurred at milepost 77 on the Garden State Parkway on March 28, 2009, resulting in the death of Harris Kahn, 26, of Queens, Nueva York. En el momento de su sentencia en septiembre 12, 2025, el Estado buscará una pena de cinco años en la Prisión Estatal de Nueva Jersey.
En marzo 28, 2009, the New Jersey State Police responded to the area of milepost 77 on the Garden State Parkway for a report of a motor vehicle crash. An investigation by the New Jersey State Police Fatal Accident Unit and New Jersey State Police Crime Scene Unit revealed that a black Lincoln Town Car – operated by Yousaf and containing two passengers, Señor. Kahn and Kishwa Jahan, 32, of Queens Village, Nueva York – was traveling southbound on the Garden State Parkway when Yousaf lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle struck a roadway sign and continued into the wooded area, striking a tree and finally coming to rest.
Responding Troopers observed that Yousaf appeared to be intoxicated at the scene of the crash. Yousaf was charged with Driving Under the Influence and placed under arrest at the scene. Yousaf was transported to Community Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. EM. Jahan was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, donde fue tratada por sus heridas y liberadas. Señor. Kahn was likewise transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries. En marzo 29, 2009, Señor. Kahn succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the crash.
En esa fecha, Yousaf was charged with Vehicular Homicide and taken into custody at Community Medical Center; Posteriormente fue transportado a la cárcel del condado de Ocean.. En marzo 30, 2009, monetary bail was set by the Court in the amount of $150,000, which Yousaf posted; como tal, he was released from the jail on that date. En febrero 5, 2010, Yousaf failed to appear for a mandatory Court appearance, and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. He remained a fugitive from justice since that date. En diciembre 24, 2024, Yousaf was taken into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City by the United States Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force. En diciembre 27, 2024, Yousaf was extradited to New Jersey and lodged in the Ocean County Jail where he has remained since that date.
El fiscal Billhimer reconoce los esfuerzos diligentes del fiscal asistente Taylor Toscano que maneja el caso en nombre del estado, and commends the New Jersey State Police Fatal Accident Unit, Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Policía Estatal de Nueva Jersey, United States Marshals Service New York/ New Jersey Fugitive Task Force, Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Ocean, New York/New Jersey Port Authority Police, and United States Customs Police, for their collaborative efforts and assistance in connection with this investigation, ultimately leading to Yousaf’s apprehension, Declaración de culpabilidad, y pronto su sentencia de prisión estatal.