Rehan Jahangir arrested: West Windsor Tesla driver charged in fatal crash was driving 78 mph in 35 mph zone: police

Rehan Jahangir, 18, of West Windsor, was charged this week in connection with the death of Daniel Haas.

WEST WINDSOR TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — A suspected drunk driver involved in a fatal traffic accident in West Windsor Township was driving more than 65 km/h too fast, according to investigators.

Rehan Jahangir, 18, of West Windsor was charged this week with first-degree manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter and other related offenses in connection with the car crash that killed his passenger.

The crash occurred on August 20 at around 3:49 a.m.

According to police, Jahangir was driving 78 mph in a 35 mph zone when he crashed his 2024 Tesla Model Y into a tree near Lanwin Boulevard in the area of ​​Providence Drive.

Daniel Haas, 18, of Princeton Junction, was a passenger in the Tesla. He was hospitalized and later died of his injuries on August 24.

Investigators claim that Jahangi was driving his Tesla under the influence of alcohol and that his blood alcohol level was 0.125 percent. At the time of the accident, he is also said to have had a fake New Jersey driver's license with an altered date of birth.

Jahangir, who was seriously injured in the accident, was charged with a crime on Monday evening at a rehabilitation facility in New Brunswick.