JAMESBURG, NJ — A 28-year-old man died when his vehicle crashed and caught fire early May 11, 2026.
Juan Camilo Chara Lucumi, of Union County, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The Jamesburg Police Department responded to the single-vehicle crash at approximately 1:16 a.m. on Forsgate Drive at the intersection of Buckelew Avenue.
Officers arrived to find the vehicle fully engulfed in flames with the driver trapped inside.
Preliminary investigation revealed the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Forsgate Drive at an extremely high rate of speed when the driver lost control.
The vehicle struck the dam wall at the entrance to Thompson Park, became airborne, and traveled over Buckelew Avenue before striking the bridge over the Manalapan Creek.
The vehicle came to rest in the embankment of the Manalapan Creek, north of 300 Buckelew Avenue.
Investigators estimate the vehicle traveled approximately 250 feet in the air before landing.
The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Crash Unit assisted with the investigation.
Also assisting at the scene were the Monroe Township Police Department, Jamesburg Fire Department, Monroe Township Fire District 1, Monroe Township Fire District 3, Helmetta Fire Department, Monroe Township EMS, and Middlesex County Hazmat.
