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Motorcycle Driver Crashes Into Cargo Van, Dies In Central Jersey Motorcycle Driver Crashes Into Cargo Van, Dies In Central Jersey
Motorcycle Driver Crashes Into Cargo Van, Dies In Central Jersey A Monmouth County man was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a cargo van, authorities said. William Eckert III, 54, of Eatontown, died in the crash on Monday, Apr. 8, according to a Shrewsbury police spokesperson. It happened at around 2:05 p.m. on Route 35, about 300 feet south of Sycamore Avenue. Eckert was driving a 2016 black motorcycle when he crashed into an unoccupied 2019 cargo van. Paramedics rushed him to Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. Police were investigating the cause of the crash.

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by Chris Spiker
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Gymnastics Coach Sexually Assaulted Three Teen Athletes On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor Gymnastics Coach Sexually Assaulted Three Teen Athletes On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
Gymnastics Coach Sexually Assaulted Three Teen Athletes On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor A former Jersey Shore gymnastics coach has been accused of sexually assaulting three of his teenage athletes, authorities announced. Sasha C. Raught, 55, of Manchester Township is charged with  aggravated sexual assault and three counts of sexual assault, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation by members of the MCPO Special Victims Bureau revealed that Raught entered into sexual relationships with three of his former athletes when they were each teenagers, Santiago said. The incidents took place before he was suspended from coaching gymnastics in…

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by Jon Craig
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Pedestrian, 69, Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash Pedestrian, 69, Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash
Pedestrian, 69, Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash A 69-year-old man from Central Jersey has died as a result of a car-pedestrian collision, authorities said. Tamar Carseladze of Shrewsbury was attempting to cross Route 35 outside of a marked crosswalk at the time of the crash, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. On Monday at about 6:15 p.m., Shrewsbury police responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Route 35 south, just north of Avenue at the Common.  Officers found that the driver of a 2018 Honda Civic was driving in the southbound lanes when she collided with the pedest…

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by Jon Craig