Sadness spread through the Lakewood and Los Angeles Jewish communities on Tuesday morning, as word spread of the shocking Petira of a young couple from Lakewood.

Eli and Raizy NeyDavoud z”l, were traveling on the Garden State Parkway near Exit 102 on Monday night as they headed to a wedding, when their vehicle was involved in a terrible crash, tragically killing both of them. They were both approximately 30 years old. It appears their vehicle collided with a snowplow that had stopped on the GSP.

Compounding the tragedy, Raizy a”h was in her ninth month of pregnancy with the couple’s first child.

Eli z”l was a native of Los Angeles – one of eight children. His mother was at the wedding Eli and his wife were heading to; his father immediately left to Lakewood from Los Angeles when informed of the terrible news.

Raizy a”h was from Lakewood – a daughter of R’ Dovi and Mrs. Sarah Rothenberg.

The couple’s heartbroken siblings are: Yossie Rothenberg, Yitzchok Rothenberg, Nochum Rothenberg, Kuppy Rothenberg, Pinchos Rothenberg, Shneur Rothenberg, Esti Eidelman, Slavie Goldberger, Zissi Tyberg, and Chana Aidel Berkowitz.

The levaya is scheduled to take place at 3:30 PM today, Tuesday, at the Lakewood BOE Gym, across from the Lakewood Chapel. Kevurah will take place in the nearby Bais Olam.

Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes.