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Former Edison police officer sentenced for 2023 DUI crash that killed 2 people

Prosecutors say Amitoj Oberoi was off duty during the time of the crash on Route 27 that killed two of the passengers in his car.

Lanette Espy

Aug 16, 2024, 10:44 AM

Updated 110 days ago

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A former Edison police officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing two people in 2023 in a DUI crash in Franklin Township, Somerset County prosecutors announced on Thursday.
According to authorities, Amitoj Oberoi was drunk while off-duty during the time of the crash on Route 27 that killed two of the passengers in his car, Carlos Perez-Gaytan and Victor Cabrera-Francisco, on Aug. 27, 2023.
Oberoi was fired from the Edison Police Department following the fatal crash. He was sentenced on first-degree vehicular homicide and on a motor vehicle offence of driving while intoxicated.
The No Early Release Act requires Oberoi to serve 85% of the sentence without eligibility for parole.