No Charges in NJ Harvest Festival Accident That Killed Toddler

No criminal charges will be filed in a motor vehicle accident at a harvest festival that killed a two-year-old child last fall.

The Morris County prosecutor's office and Chester Township police made the announcement Friday.

The October 12 accident occurred at Alstede Farms in Chester. Investigators concluded that two vans were shuttling passengers from a parking lot at the festival to a nearby train station when one of the vans rolled into the one in front of it.

The girl, her mother and another woman were caught between the two vehicles. The women suffered injuries.

Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp said Friday that toxicology tests were conducted and no evidence of criminal conduct was found.

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