A Livingston, New Jersey, man has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court of Morris County against the New York Jets, cornerback Brandin Echols and the New Jersey Department of Transportation (among other entities) stemming from an April 2022 car crash, per Anthony G. Attrino of NJ Advance Media.
On that day, police said Echols was driving his 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat at 84 mph in a 50 mph zone on Columbia Turnpike in Florham Park, New Jersey, five seconds before colliding with a BMW driven by Stephen J. Gilberg.
Per Lori Comstock of the New Jersey Herald, Florham Park police charged Echols with fourth-degree assault by auto.