Gerald J White charged in NJ drag race deaths has a history of traffic violations, recently survived crash
WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY: An illegal drivers meet-up, H2oi, went horribly wrong as two drivers who zoomed into the streets ended up killing a man and a woman. Driver Gerald J White, 37, was charged with the deaths of Timothy Ogden, 34, and Lindsay Weakland, 18, after his 2004 white Infinity smashed into a 2014 Honda Accord and then swerved into the pedestrians in Wildwood on Saturday, September 24 in a deadly drag race. Court documents and family members now reveal that White has a history of traffic violations and recently survived a serious crash.
Coming from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, White is charged with multiple counts of death by auto, and assault by auto. It is now known that White has a previous record of something similar. His father, Gerald T White told NJ Advance Media, "He went airborne, then came down and smacked the barrier twice," after flipping a Pontiac Supercharger while going 80 miles per hour on a highway. Gerald T White explained how he would always caution his son about the dangers of high-speed performance cars. He also talked about the father-son time they would spend while working on cars and was aware of White's involvement in the car community.
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New Jersey municipal court records further show that White has an extensive history of driving-related offenses spanning over a decade. He has faced several license suspensions and has health with thousands of dollars in fines. He was ticketed twice in 2020 for driving with a suspended license. White had been in the same position back in 2011 and 2013. These records, however, do not show any damage to other drivers or to himself. Most of the tickets are for not wearing a seatbelt, jumping a red light, blocking traffic, not having a license or insurance card in the car, improper turning, and more.
RIP Timothy Ogden, hit and killed by a reckless driver last night in Wildwood. His family shared this picture with me. They are absolutely heartbroken. @6abc pic.twitter.com/wvY1HGyiuc
— Beccah Hendrickson (@Beccah6abc) September 25, 2022
It is believed that Ogden was a passenger in the Honda Civic that White crashed into. He was taken to a hospital but was later pronounced dead. Weakland, however, was pronounced dead on the scene. The law enforcement officials were left with a massive mess to clean up as the end result was masses of cars crashing into storefronts, into parking meters, and eventually into each other. Olivia Galing, of Rahway, talked to the outlet about the crash saying, "We just heard a big bang, like a loud crash, and everybody started running down so we went down to the corner and we saw the car up on the curb and they had a sheet out already."
There are other charges related to his attempt to flee according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto as reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer. As per the outlet, Sutherland blamed the deaths on the rally saying, "We have heard of tragic deaths around this country based on stray bullets from illegal shootings hitting innocent bystanders and children. This is no different. Driving a motor vehicle at a high speed in a populated area is essentially the same as discharging a firearm. The results are the same, death and injury." White is currently being held in Cape May County Correctional Facility.