Obituaries
Berkeley Heights Man Dies in Car Crash
Steven Treich, 54, involved in Bridgewater accident last Friday.
Police are investigating whether the death of Steven Treich, a 54 year old Berkeley Heights resident, was caused by a medical emergency after he drifted off the road Friday, causing his car to turn over.
Treich was in Bridgewater, NJ on Friday around 5:15 p.m. near the Pingry School, when his Ford Excursion drifted off the road into a tree and turned over, according to police reports.
He was taken to Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, where he died, authorities said. A crew dislodged the vehicle from the accident site and removed it. He was the only person involved in the crash.
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Police are waiting for the results of a toxicology report, but Capt. Robert Glen of the Warren Police said he might have suffered a heart attack that caused the crash.
He was a self-employed landscaper, and a member of the Elks Club in South Plainfield, N.J.
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His funeral was held yesterday.
"Steve was my uncle's best friend," said Melissa Franco, a Berkeley Heights resident. "Parties and Sunday football afternoons at my uncle's house will never be the same. I am just in shock."
He is survived by his son, Donald John, and daughter, Lauren Treich.
