Residents say the suspect is in his early 30s and may have a substance abuse issue.
Thursday marks one year since Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was gunned down in the parking lot of her apartment complex in Sayreville.
A source told Eyewitness News that around 4:30 p.m., a Nissan crossed a double yellow line and hit a box truck head on.
Police say Bynum knew Dwumfour from Fire Congress Fellowship, a church Dwumfour was previously affiliated with, which also is associated with Champion Royal Assembly Church in Newark, which was her current church.
Rashid Ali Bynum, 28, of Portsmouth, Virginia, was taken into custody on Tuesday morning.
There was a moving tribute on Wednesday to safety professionals who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey.