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UPDATE: Long Branch Man Killed On Bicycle Near West Long Branch Intersection Identified UPDATE: Long Branch Man Killed On Bicycle Near West Long Branch Intersection Identified
Update: Long Branch Man Killed On Bicycle Near West Long Branch Intersection Identified Authorities have identified the bicyclist who died when an SUV struck him in West Long Branch. John Martin of Long Branch was killed in the crash, a Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office spokesperson said on Tuesday, Dec. 3. He was 55 years old. West Long Branch police responded to the scene near the intersection of Route 36 and Monmouth Road just after 9 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30. Paramedics rushed Martin to Monmouth Medical Center and he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the Long Branch hospital. The 18-year-old Tinton Falls man who drove a 2018 Range Rover …

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by Chris Spiker
News
Driver Was DWI In Central Jersey Crash That Killed Passenger: Prosecutor Driver Was DWI In Central Jersey Crash That Killed Passenger: Prosecutor
Driver Was DWI In Central Jersey Crash That Killed Passenger: Prosecutor A 22-year-old man from Central Jersey has been charged with vehicular homicide in an alcohol-related crash that allegedly killed a passenger in his pickup truck, authorities said. A GoFundMe page has been created to help pay for the funeral expenses of the 22-year-old passenger who died as a result of the crash. More than $16,750 had been raised as of Tuesday morning.  The fatal crash occurred about 4:35 a.m. on Sept. 19 near Major Road in South Brunswick A joint investigation found  that Antonio Ferlita, 22, of Marlboro was driving a 2002 Ford F-350 on Major Road when …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Bicyclist Holding Onto Window Of Moving Car Dies In Middlesex County Crash 19-Year-Old Bicyclist Holding Onto Window Of Moving Car Dies In Middlesex County Crash
19-Year-Old Bicyclist Holding Onto Window Of Moving Car Dies In Middlesex County Crash A 19-year-old bicyclist from Middlesex County was killed in a fatal weekend crash, authorities said. Christopher Pina of Spotswood was pronounced dead at the scene of Saturday night's crash, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Monroe Police Chief Michael J. Biennas said in a statement on Tuesday. Pina left a house at Avenue J in Monroe and was heading toward Avenue K Park when the accident occurred at 11:23 p.m., they said. While riding the bike, authorities said that Pina "latched onto the open passenger window of an acquaintance’s car." He lost con…

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by Jon Craig