UPDATED: Princeton Rabbi Dead, 2 Seriously Injured in Crash

A 74-year-old Princeton Rabbi was killed and two people seriously injured after a BMW careened down Riverside Drive on Thursday morning without braking, crossed to the other side of the road and struck two parked cars. 

Rabbi James Diamond of Princeton, who was getting into a parked Toyota Prius at the time of the crash, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred around 9:40 a.m. 

Diamond is the former director of Princeton University's Center of Jewish Life, and moved to Princeton from St. Louis. According to a 1995 article posted on the Princeton University website, he is married with three children. 

The driver of the BMW, Eric Maltz, 20, of Princeton, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. Rabbi Robert Freedman, 63, of Princeton, who was in the Prius was also taken to the trauma center. Both of their conditions were classified as serious but not life-threatening by Thursday afternoon, according to Princeton Police.

Freedman is a former cantor at the Jewish Center of Princeton. Both Freedman and Diamond were reportedly leaving a weekly Talmud study group when the accident occurred.

Maltz was driving a 2003 green BMW sedan was driving south down Riverside (away from Route 27) when it crossed into the southbound lane and struck a parked Toyota Camry, pushing it into a parked Toyota Prius parked behind it, police said. The BMW pushed both cars about 500 feet, and the Prius ended up even further away, across the street and onto private property.

Police say Maltz, a resident of Braeburn Drive, has been charged with one count of death by auto and one count of assault by auto. He remains hospitalized in police custody with a bail of $100,000, according to Princeton Police. 

Maltz was driving very fast and did not appear to brake before the crash. They also said it was not immediately apparent if Maltz suffered any type of medical condition that may have led to the crash. 

The speed limit on the street, which is in a school zone, is 25 mph. 

A law enforcement source Friday said Maltz reportedly has a history of mental health issues. He was expected to be transferred from the hospital into a mental health facility on Friday. 

The crash remains under investigation by Princeton Police with the assistance of the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.