Three New Jersey men have declared their innocence and refused a plea deal in the deaths of a young couple whose car they plowed into at 118 mph while evading police earlier this year.

Carlos Martinez, 18, Jake Beauchamp, 20, and Ryan Rivera, 18, are indicted on 41 counts, including two each of first-degree aggravated manslaughter. The plea option would be open to them until court hearings on Dec. 5, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office told NJ Advance Media.

The three allegedly livestreamed themselves joyriding as they sped near the Jersey Shore in a souped-up white BMW on March 7, investigators said.

Police in Toms River spotted them whipping across Thomas Mathis bridge at around 10:45 p.m. but couldn’t get them to pull them over. They called off the pursuit and alerted law

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