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Oak Ridge Parkway, Toms River, NJ

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One Killed, 2 Others Critical After NJ Driver Runs Red Light: Jersey Shore PD One Killed, 2 Others Critical After NJ Driver Runs Red Light: Jersey Shore PD
One Killed, 2 Others Critical After NJ Driver Runs Red Light: Jersey Shore PD A 29-year-old woman from the Jersey Shore was killed and two others were critically hurt after a motorist ran through a red light, authorities said. Crystal Calpin, 29, of Toms River was driving west on Route 37 at Oak Ridge Parkway when she collided with another car at 8:56 a.m. Monday, Toms River police said. Calpin drove through a red light at a high rate of speed and struck a southbound car, police said. She was taken to Community Medical Center where she died, police said. Two occupants of the other car were transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where they …

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by Jon Craig
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Police ID Toms River Woman Who Died After Slamming Head-On Into Truck In Fiery Crash Police ID Toms River Woman Who Died After Slamming Head-On Into Truck In Fiery Crash
Police ID Toms River Woman Who Died After Slamming Head-On Into Truck In Fiery Crash A 52-year-old woman died after crashing into a truck head-on Monday in Toms River, police said. Claudine Silverstri was heading west on Route 571 in the left lane when she suddenly drifted into the right and struck a curb and guardrail near Oak Ridge Parkway around 7 a.m., a witness told police. The vehicle then veered to the left and entered the oncoming traffic lanes, where Silvestri collided head-on with a sign truck before her vehicle caught fire, police said. Silvestri was trapped inside the car and was pronounced dead at the scene after extrication. Along with Toms River Police, Tom…

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by Cecilia Levine