The Attorney General’s Office released video footage and radio communications related to a fatal crash that happened in North Bergen on Sept 28, 2025.
As a result of the crash, both 20-year-old Joseph Aziz, of Jersey City, and 24-year-old Bryan Rivera, of North Bergen, died.
The videos provided show multiple angles from street surveillance, as well as police dash-cam video of the moments before the crash and the scene that unfolded after.
Preliminary information details North Bergen Police Lt. Jason Appello was driving a marked police vehicle when he began following a Honda Accord driven by Aziz, who was allegedly involved in a traffic violation. A minute later, the Accord collided with an uninvolved Toyota Corolla driven by Rivera on Tonnelle Avenue between 50th and 51st streets.