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DWI Toms River Driver Gets Prison Time For Fatal Crash DWI Toms River Driver Gets Prison Time For Fatal Crash
DWI Toms River Driver Gets Prison Time For Fatal Crash A 32-year-old woman from Toms River has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for a DWI crash that killed a 62-year-old man, authorities said. Ashley Beams' drunken-driving crash resulted in the death of James Cruz of the Parlin section of Old Bridge Township, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Beams pleaded guilty to a vehicular homicide charge on July 24. Additionally, before her sentencing on Friday, Sept. 15, Beams pleaded guilty to the motor vehicle offense of Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol, Billhimer said. At approximately 10:30…

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by Jon Craig
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Toms River Woman Pleads Guilty In Fatal Crash: Prosecutor Toms River Woman Pleads Guilty In Fatal Crash: Prosecutor
Toms River Woman Pleads Guilty In Fatal Crash: Prosecutor A 32-year-old woman from Toms River has pleaded guilty in connection with a fatal crash that killed a 62-year-old man, authorities said. Ashley Beams admitted to the vehicular homicide charge on Monday, July 24, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The Feb. 8, 2022, crash resulted in the death of James Cruz of the Parlin section of Old Bridge Township, Billhimer said. At approximately 10:30 p.m., Toms River police responded to Bay Avenue for a report of a motor vehicle crash. An investigation found that Beams failed to maintain her lane of travel and entered the …

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by Jon Craig
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Toms River Woman Indicted In Fatal Crash: Prosecutor Toms River Woman Indicted In Fatal Crash: Prosecutor
Toms River Woman Indicted In Fatal Crash: Prosecutor A 32-year-old woman from Toms River has been indicted in connection with a fatal crash that killed a 62-year-old man, authorities said. On April 6, 2023, Ashley Beams was indicted by a Grand Jury on vehicular homicide charges, they said. The Feb. 8, 2022, crash resulted in the death of James Cruz of the Parlin section of Old Bridge Township, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. At approximately 10:30 p.m., Toms River police responded to Bay Avenue for a report of a motor vehicle crash. An investigation found that Beams failed to maintain …

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by Jon Craig
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Toms River Woman Charged In Fatal DWI Crash, Pinned Man Emptying Car Trunk: Prosecutor Toms River Woman Charged In Fatal DWI Crash, Pinned Man Emptying Car Trunk: Prosecutor
Toms River Woman Charged In Fatal DWI Crash, Pinned Man Emptying Car Trunk: Prosecutor A 31-year-old woman from Ocean County has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal DWI crash that killed a man who was emptying the trunk of his car, authorities said. Her blood-alcohol level was four times the state limit to legally drive, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Ashley Beams, of Toms River Township, was charged on Wednesday, Feb. 16 with aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide, Billhimer said. The charges are in connection with a Feb. 8 crash in Toms River that killed James Cruz, 62, of the Parlin section of Old Br…

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by Jon Craig
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed While Retrieving Something From His Car In Toms River: Police Pedestrian Struck, Killed While Retrieving Something From His Car In Toms River: Police
Pedestrian Struck, Killed While Retrieving Something From His Car In Toms River: Police A pedestrian was struck and killed in a crash in Ocean County, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred at about 10:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at the intersection of Bay Avenue and Twin Oaks Drive, Toms River police said. An initial investigation found that Ashley Beams, 31, of Toms River, was traveling east on Bay Avenue when she failed to maintain her lane, traveling in the shoulder, and struck a pedestrian who was parked retrieving something from his vehicle, police said. The vehicles traveled approximately 96 feet before coming to rest, police said. The victi…

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by Jon Craig
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Toms River PD: Mass Power Outage Was Caused By DUI Driver Who Downed Pole Igniting Brush Fire Toms River PD: Mass Power Outage Was Caused By DUI Driver Who Downed Pole Igniting Brush Fire
Toms River PD: Mass Power Outage Was Caused By DUI Driver Who Downed Pole Igniting Brush Fire A 47-year-old drunken driver is facing multiple charges for a crash that downed a utility pole, started a brush fire and caused a power massive power outage over the weekend in Toms River, authorities said. Wilfredo Flores was negotiating a curve when he answered a call on his cell phone, swerved off the roadway to the right and hit a curb at Bay Avenue and Tanglewood Road around 8 p.m. Jan. 17, Toms River police said. The impact split the pole in half and subsequently damaged a second pole due to excessive wire tension, police said. Flores fled eastbound but was soon stopped by a con…

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by Cecilia Levine