Eryn Montgomery Obituary, Death: 28-Year-Old Killed, Another Injured in Hit-and-Run Outside Newark Elementary School
It appears that Eryn Montgomery, age 28, was tragically killed in a hit‑and‑run crash outside George Washington Carver Elementary School in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, July 28, 2025, with the incident reported widely on July 29, 2025 by Patch News and Daily Voice.
🕯️ What happened:
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Segundo Carlos Bunay, 33, of Newark, allegedly drove a 2014 white Ford Econoline van, struck two women in front of the elementary school around 9 p.m., then fled the scene only to return later Eryn Montgomery was pronounced dead at University Hospital.
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Kieonna Jones, 40, was seriously injured and is in stable condition .
💼 Charges filed:
Segundo Bunay is facing multiple charges including:
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First‑degree vehicular homicide (DUI in a school zone),
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Second‑degree reckless vehicular homicide,
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Second‑degree leaving the scene of a crash causing death,
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Second‑degree DUI assault by auto in a school zone,
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Third‑degree charges for leaving the scene causing serious injury,
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Two counts of third‑degree endangering an injured victim.
🔎 On the matter of an obituary:
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I could not locate any public obituary specifically for “Eryn Montgomery” associated with this incident.
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Searches for variations like “Erin Montgomery obituary” returned unrelated entries (e.g. Erin Tracy Montgomery, who died in 2022, and older notices from 2013, 2014) that are not connected to this case .
It may take a few days for an official obituary or memorial notice to be posted by local funeral homes or family. If you’d like, I can continue checking periodically or guide you toward local Newark-based obituary resources.