NJ State Trooper Indicted in Fatal Car Crash

Cape May NJ - A state trooper who killed two teenage girls was indicted for running them down last fall as they went to buy milk.

The Grand Jury in Cape May charged the trooper Robert Higbee with two counts of death by an automobile for the Sept 27th crash that killed sisters Jacqueline Becker (17) and Christina Becker (19).

The accident happened when patrolman Higbee ran a stop sign and hit the Driver’s side of the Dodge Caravan in his patrol car. The two vehicles then skid into a Mazda Minivan that was in the intersection.

The driver Jacqueline and her sister were thrown through the side window of the van and both received fatal head injuries. The Cape May’s Prosecutors office said that officer Higbee was summonsed for failure to yield right of way; stop and careless driving.

The story is unclear as to how the accident actually happened yet, the officer claims that he was pursuing a speeder before the collision. A witness said that the road was deserted.