Lakewood Car Accident, NJ, 3 Leaves Dead, 2 Hospitalized In A Fatal Crash

May 2024 · 2 minute read

Lakewood Car Accident: According to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, three persons were killed and two others were gravely injured early Saturday morning after a two-car collision. On Saturday night, the prosecutor’s office did not release the names of any of the victims. The collision occurred at the corner of New Hampshire Avenue and Cedar Bridge Avenue around 2:20 a.m. on Saturday, according to the prosecutor’s office.

A 2009 Honda Accord was traveling east on Cedar Bridge Avenue when the driver ran a red light and collided with a 2008 Dodge pickup truck, according to the preliminary investigation. Attorney Bradley D. Billhimer stated. According to Billhimer, the Dodge rolled over and broke in two as a result of the incident. He stated the Accord veered off the road and collided with a metal traffic signal pole, shattering it in two. Billhimer reported that the Honda’s driver and a passenger both perished in the collision. One of the other three people in the automobile who were injured died at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, he added.

Two more people in the Honda were taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, and their conditions were described as “critical,” according to Billhimer. Minor injuries were sustained by the driver of the Dodge vehicle, who was transferred to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, according to Billhimer. The cause of the crash is still being looked into. There was coordination between the Lakewood Township Police Department, the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad.

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