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Police & Fire
Two People Injured In South Jersey Crash After Driver Has 'Medical Episode': Police
Two people were injured, including one who had to be airlifted, when an SUV crashed into a utility pole in Ocean County, authorities said. Manchester Township police responded to the crash with wires down in the road near the intersection of Route 70 and Green Acres Road at around 4:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 23, the department said in a news release. Officers found a black 2020 Honda SUV facing west on the eastbound shoulder of Route 70 with extensive front-end damage. Investigators said the Honda was traveling east on Route 70 when a 72-year-old Manchester man driving the SUV "suf…
Police & Fire
Man Drunkenly Crashed Pickup Into Tree, Injuring Two People In Toms River: Prosecutors
An Ocean County man was accused of driving drunk in a crash that injured two people, authorities said. Erick Perez-Ramirez, 40, of Jackson Township, was arrested after the crash on Saturday, Apr. 20, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Perez-Ramirez was charged with two counts of assault by auto. Toms River police responded to the crash near the intersection of Bay Avenue and Ethan Court at around 4:45 a.m. Perez-Ramirez drove a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado with three passengers from Toms River. Investigators said Perez-Ramirez failed to m…
Obituaries
Douglas Yorke Jr. Obituary
A Monmouth County author died from his injuries after an SUV struck him while he rode his bike on Easter Sunday, authorities said. Douglas Yorke Jr., 72, of Red Bank, was hit by a black 2017 Honda HR-V at around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 31, a Shrewsbury police spokesperson said. The crash happened on Samara Drive, just south of Obre Place. Yorke was brought to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune to be treated for his injuries. He died at the hospital on Thursday, Apr. 11, according to his obituary. The driver stayed at the scene of the crash. No charges or summonsed have bee…
Police & Fire
11 Students, Two Drivers Hospitalized In Jersey Shore Crash
Thirteen people were injured, including 11 students on their way to school, after a luxury car and a van crashed in Ocean County, authorities said. Manchester Township police responded to the crash at the intersection of county routes 571 and 547 at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 16, the department said in a news release. Officers found a white 2020 Acura TLX and a black 2023 Ford Transit Passenger Van with damage on the property of nearby Ridgeway Plaza Wines & Liquor. The van was facing west and had extensive front-end damage. The Acura was facing north and had extensive …
Police & Fire
Two People Hospitalized After Crash At Toms River Intersection, Driver Cited
Two people were brought to a hospital after a crash in Toms River, authorities said. Toms River police responded to a two-vehicle crash at around 8:08 a.m. on Monday, Apr. 15, a police department spokesperson said. It happened at the intersection of Route 37 West and Mule Road. Investigators said a 78-year-old Berkeley Township man was stopped in a green 2014 Toyota Sienna in the right northbound lane of Mule Road at the intersection. A 61-year-old Berkeley Township man driving a silver 2020 Honda CRV crashed into the back of the Toyota, knocking both vehicles into the intersectio…
Police & Fire
Three Hospitalized With Head Injuries After South Jersey Crash
Three people were hospitalized with head injuries, including one man who was airlifted, after a crash in Ocean County, authorities said. Manchester Township police responded to the crash at the intersection of Route 70 and County Route 571 at around 4:02 p.m. on Monday, Apr. 15, the department said in a news release. Officers found a black 2002 Toyota Tundra in the intersection facing east with extensive front-end damage and a red 2008 Mercury Milan against a traffic light pole with extensive passenger side and front-end damage. Investigators said the Toyota was driving west on Route 7…
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Michael Gonzales Arrested
A Philadelphia man was accused of hitting another man in the head with a sledgehammer in Monmouth County, authorities said. Michael Gonzales, 36, was arrested on Friday, Apr. 5, a Middletown police spokesperson said. He was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes. Investigators said Gonzales hit a 64-year-old Edison man in the head several times with a handheld sledgehammer at Crown Tire on Route 36 in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown. The victim was airlifted to Jer…
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Teen Drove Tesla 88+ MPH During Deadly Crash In Lakewood: Prosecutors
An Ocean County teen was accused of driving nearly 90 miles per hour in a crash that killed a man, authorities said. Aryeh Bakst, 18, of Lakewood, was charged on Wednesday, Mar. 27 with vehicular homicide. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced the charge in a news release on Thursday, Apr. 4. Lakewood police responded to the crash at the intersection of County Line Road and Laurelwood Avenue at around 9 a.m. on Sunday, Mar. 3. Bakst was driving a 2023 Tesla west on County Line Road when his car hit a 2013 Toyota Corolla driven by 82-year-old Jules Brotsky of Lakewood in the in…
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CASE: Information Wanted In 1996 Killing Of Jersey Shore Convenience Store Owner
Police in Monmouth County are looking for help finding whoever killed a convenience store owner nearly 30 years ago, authorities said. In a news release on Thursday, Mar. 28, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said law enforcement is looking for new information about the 1996 death of Smita Amin Patel. The 35-year-old from Tinton Falls was killed inside the Little Brown Jug convenience store at the Gables Shopping Center on Route 33 in Neptune City. Investigators said Patel and her husband were co-owners of the store that's across the street from Jersey Shore University M…
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Sussex County Mom Sings Taylor Swift During Awake Brain Surgery To Remove Tumor
A 36-year-old New Jersey mom and teacher is making headlines after successful surgery to remove a brain tumor. Not only was she was awake through the entire procedure, but she was singing. That's right, Stanhope's Selena Campione was belting out Taylor Swift's music so that doctors could monitor her speech as they worked. Several months after the procedure in which the non-cancerous tumor was removed, Campione is feeling more and more like herself, symptom-free. @dailyvoicenewjersey Stanhope mom Selena Campione sings Taylor Swift during awake brain surgery to remove a tumor. ♬ orig…
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Drunk Driver High On Methadone Sentenced After Crash Seriously Injured NJ Woman: Prosecutors
An Ocean County man will spend several years in prison after admitting to being drunk and high on methadone during a vehicle crash in Berkeley Township, authorities said. William Andujar, 52, of Whiting, was sentenced on Friday, Mar. 8 to five years in state prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. He pleaded guilty on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, to aggravated assault and received a four-year sentence. Andujar was given an additional year for violating his parole. Investigators said Andujar was heading west on West Pinewald-Keswick Road in a 2010 Honda…
Police & Fire
Motor Scooter Driver Hit By Vehicle On Jersey Shore, Hospitalized With Head Injury
A man was hospitalized after he was hit by a vehicle while driving a motor scooter in Monmouth County, authorities said. Atlantic Highlands police said it happened on Route 36 near the intersection with Valley Drive at around 8:52 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 3. Officers found the man suffered a head injury and paramedics rushed him to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. Police said the hospital told them the man was released. "We are happy to hear that a tragic situation appears to have been avoided," police Chief Scott Reinart said in a news release. "The Atlantic Highlands P…
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