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Route 72, NJ

Scrap Metal Company VP, 24, Killed In Jersey Shore Weekend Crash Scrap Metal Company VP, 24, Killed In Jersey Shore Weekend Crash
Scrap Metal Company VP, 24, Killed In Jersey Shore Weekend Crash The vice president of a scrap metal company died in a crash in Ocean County, authorities said. Kevin Scoda, 24, of Edison, was killed in the crash on Route 72, the Stafford Township Police Department said in a news release on Tuesday, July 23. Officers responded to the scene near milepost 24.5 at around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. Investigators said Scoda's 2023 Chevrolet Corvette collided with a 2018 Subaru while traveling east on Route 72. Scoda's sports car went off the road, crashed into a utility pole, and caught fire. "Unidentified citizens" were able to get Scoda out o…
Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Dies In Route 72 Crash With Pickup Truck Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Dies In Route 72 Crash With Pickup Truck
Pennsylvania Motorcyclist Dies In Route 72 Crash With Pickup Truck A Pennsylvania motorcyclist died in a crash on Route 72 in Burlington County, NJ Saturday, Sept. 16, authorities said. Eric Tomko, 47, of Bensalem, was heading east on Route 72 when he struck a westbound Chevrolet Silverado attempting a lefthand turn onto County Route 532 around 8:50 p.m. in Woodland Township, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Tomko was thrown from his bike, which entered the path of a Ford Escape traveling behind the Chevy, police said. Tomko and the bike both struck the Ford's front passenger side.  Tomko was pronounced dead at the scene and the crash …
Bicyclist, 61, Struck, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Bicyclist, 61, Struck, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash
Bicyclist, 61, Struck, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash A 61-year-old bicyclist from Ocean County was killed when he was struck by a Jeep, authorities said. On Monday, May 2, at 9:40 p.m., Stafford police responded to a collision on Route 72 westbound near the Garden State Parkway. Investigation indicated that a 2012 Jeep operated by Ronald Sheehy, 55, of Waretown, was traveling west on Route 72, and transitioning into the far right lane to access the Garden State Parkway north ramp, Stafford police said. Sheehy struck the bicyclist who was riding in the right, westbound lane of Route 72. The bicyclist was identified as Nelson Hoover of Little…
Serious Crash On Route 72 Prompts Detour On Jersey Shore: Developing Serious Crash On Route 72 Prompts Detour On Jersey Shore: Developing
Serious Crash On Route 72 Prompts Detour On Jersey Shore: Developing A serious crash on the Jersey Shore prompted detours off of Route 72, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. A crash occurred before 1 p.m. Friday on Route 72 at Marsha Drive in Stafford Township, initial reports said. Traffic in both directions was being detoured through Marsha Drive. Stafford police were not immediately available for comment. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
NJSP Identify Jersey Shore Motorcyclist, 76, Killed In  Collision With Dump Truck NJSP Identify Jersey Shore Motorcyclist, 76, Killed In  Collision With Dump Truck
Njsp Identify Jersey Shore Motorcyclist, 76, Killed In Collision With Dump Truck New Jersey State Police have identified the motorcyclist killed on Tuesday in a collision with a dump truck in Burlington County. The crash occurred about 1 p.m. on Route 72 west at milepost 2.8 near Anna Street in Woodland Township.  Jeffrey E. Roller, 76, of Whiting was operating a Harley Davidson west on Route 72 and was stopped in the right shoulder, according to Trooper Charles Marchan, a state police spokesman.. Calvin Gamble was operating a 2007 Peterbilt dump truck, also traveling west on Route 72, Marchan said.  Roller merged into the westbound lane of travel from the s…
2 Drivers Airlifted In 3 Car Jersey Shore Crash 2 Drivers Airlifted In 3 Car Jersey Shore Crash
2 Drivers Airlifted In 3 Car Jersey Shore Crash Two drivers were airlifted with serious injuries in a three-car Stafford Township crash Friday, authorities said. A 61-year-old Manahawkin woman was stopped in her 2000 Mazda Miata in the right lane on Route 72 at Marsha Drive when she was struck by a 2001 Nissan Altima, operated by an 82-year-old Ship Bottom man around 10:30 a.m., police said. A 2016 Honda CRV operated by a 75-year-old Delaware woman, stopped in the left lane, was struck by the cars on impact, police said. The Mazda and Nissan drivers were seriously injured, and airlifted by Hackensack Medical & Robert Wood Johns…
Burlington Crash Victims Airlifted With Serious Injuries Burlington Crash Victims Airlifted With Serious Injuries
Burlington Crash Victims Airlifted With Serious Injuries Medevac helicopters were en route to a multi-vehicle crash in Burlington County late Thursday afternoon, authorities said.  Two of the victims being airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City were described as teenagers in an unconfirmed report. The crash occurred at Route 72 and Sooey Road in Woodland Township, according to initial reports.  Crash victims were entrapped, according to an unconfirmed report. Mutual aid was requested at about 6 p.m. from first responders in Warren Grove and Barnegat Township in Ocean County. This is a developing news stor…