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Driver Airlifted After Going Airborne, Crashing 60 Feet Into Woods Off Route 70: Cops Driver Airlifted After Going Airborne, Crashing 60 Feet Into Woods Off Route 70: Cops
Driver Airlifted After Going Airborne, Crashing 60 Feet Into Woods Off Route 70: Cops A 71-year-old woman was airlifted to the hospital after her SUV veered off Route 70 and crashed deep into a wooded area in Manchester Township, authorities said. The crash happened around 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, near the intersection of Route 70 and Colonial Drive, according to Manchester Township police. Officers arrived to find a blue 2016 Kia Sportage about 60 feet into a heavily wooded area. The driver, a Whiting resident, suffered multiple upper body injuries and was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, police said. She was not believed to have been wearing …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two Landscapers Airlifted After Crashing Into Home In Jersey Shore 55+ Community, Police Say Two Landscapers Airlifted After Crashing Into Home In Jersey Shore 55+ Community, Police Say
Two Landscapers Airlifted After Crashing Into Home In Jersey Shore 55+ Community, Police Say Two landscaping company employees were airlifted to hospitals after their vehicle crashed into a home in Barnegat, authorities said. Barnegat police responded to the crash in the Seacrest Pines 55-and-older adult community at around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, the department said in a Facebook post. Investigators said two men, 46 and 42 years old, were in a vehicle that "accelerated unexpectedly through an intersection" and crashed into a Black Bear Drive home. The workers hit the windshield, causing cuts to their heads and faces. The men remained …

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by Chris Spiker
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Toms River Woman Used Cellphone, Boy Wasn't In Car Seat In Crash That Killed 2: Prosecutor Toms River Woman Used Cellphone, Boy Wasn't In Car Seat In Crash That Killed 2: Prosecutor
Toms River Woman Used Cellphone, Boy Wasn't In Car Seat In Crash That Killed 2: Prosecutor A Toms River woman was accused of using her cellphone while driving in a crash that killed a boy in her minivan and a Jackson Township woman, authorities said. Sorah Tyner, 37, was charged on Wednesday, June 5 with two counts of vehicular homicide, manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child, assault by auto, hindering, and obstruction. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced her charges in a news release on Friday, June 7. Jackson Township police responded to the crash near the intersection of Cleveland Court and East Veterans Highway at around 5 p.m. o…

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by Chris Spiker
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22-Year-Old Jeep Driver Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say 22-Year-Old Jeep Driver Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say
22-Year-Old Jeep Driver Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt, Police Say A 22-year-old woman was tired and not wearing her seatbelt when her Jeep overturned on Route 70 early Saturday morning, killing her, authorities said. Manchester police believe fatigue may have been a factor in the 2:10 a.m. crash that left Margaret Palilonis dead, Jersey Shore Online reports. Palilonis of Woolwich was heading westbound in a blue 2015 Jeep Wrangler when her car veered into the left shoulder around 2:10 a.m., police said. When Palilonis tried to correcting the steering and re-enter the road, her Jeep overturned multiple times off the side of the road into a wooded area…

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by Cecilia Levine