At Least 3 Hospitalized After Jersey Shore Rush-Hour Crash At Least 3 Hospitalized After Jersey Shore Rush-Hour Crash
At Least 3 Hospitalized After Jersey Shore Rush-Hour Crash Firefighters, police and EMS crews in Ocean County responded to a serious rush-hour crash, authorities said.  Several people suffered multiple injuries in the collision shortly before 4 p.m. on Thursday, reports said. The crash occurred on the 1600 block of  County Road 539 in Stafford Township. according to initial reports. An unconfirmed report said that one victim, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered a head injury that required a medevac helicopter airlift.  At least two other crash victims were being taken to the hospital by local EMS crews, reports said.  C…
DWI Driver Gets 7 Years Behind Bars For Jersey Shore Crash That Killed 24-Year-Old Passenger DWI Driver Gets 7 Years Behind Bars For Jersey Shore Crash That Killed 24-Year-Old Passenger
DWI Driver Gets 7 Years Behind Bars For Jersey Shore Crash That Killed 24-Year-Old Passenger A 25-year-old Barnegat man will spend seven years behind bars for a  crash that killed his 24-year-old passenger in March 2020, in which speed and alcohol were both factors, authorities said Thursday. Jeydon Lowe pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and DWI on Jan. 17, and was sentenced before Superior Court Judge Linda G. Baxter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Lowe will be required to serve at least 85 percent of his prison sentence before he is eligible for parole, subject to the No Early Release Act. Baxter also suspended Lowe’s driving privileges for …
Jersey Shore Child Seriously Hurt Sledding Jersey Shore Child Seriously Hurt Sledding
Jersey Shore Child Seriously Hurt Sledding An 11-year-old child was seriously hurt on Sunday night when his sled crashed in Ocean County, authorities said. The child struck his head after falling off about 11 p.m. in the 100 block of Riptide Avenue in Stafford Township, according to initial reports. An unconfirmed report said that the child was taken by life flight to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. This is a developing news story.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Prosecutor: Ocean County Man Admits Role In Fatal Alcohol-Related Crash Prosecutor: Ocean County Man Admits Role In Fatal Alcohol-Related Crash
Prosecutor: Ocean County Man Admits Role In Fatal Alcohol-Related Crash A 24-year-old man from Ocean County has admitted to causing the death of a passenger in his car while driving drunk, authorities said. Jeydon Lowe of Barnegat pleaded guilty on Wednesday to vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. When Lowe is sentenced before Superior Court Judge Linda G. Baxter on March 19, the State will recommend a state prison sentence of seven years, subject to the terms of the No Early Release Act, Billhimer said. At about 5:30 p.m. last March 25, Stafford Township police re…
2 Drivers Airlifted In 3 Car Jersey Shore Crash 2 Drivers Airlifted In 3 Car Jersey Shore Crash
2 Drivers Airlifted In 3 Car Jersey Shore Crash Two drivers were airlifted with serious injuries in a three-car Stafford Township crash Friday, authorities said. A 61-year-old Manahawkin woman was stopped in her 2000 Mazda Miata in the right lane on Route 72 at Marsha Drive when she was struck by a 2001 Nissan Altima, operated by an 82-year-old Ship Bottom man around 10:30 a.m., police said. A 2016 Honda CRV operated by a 75-year-old Delaware woman, stopped in the left lane, was struck by the cars on impact, police said. The Mazda and Nissan drivers were seriously injured, and airlifted by Hackensack Medical & Robert Wood Johns…
SEEN THEM? Credit Card Thief Caught On Jersey Shore Home Depot Camera SEEN THEM? Credit Card Thief Caught On Jersey Shore Home Depot Camera
Seen Them? Credit Card Thief Caught On Jersey Shore Home Depot Camera Police in Ocean County are seeking the public's help locating a suspect in a credit card theft, authorities said. This screenshot of surveillance footage comes from the Home Depot in Manahawkin, according to Stafford Township police. The footage shows a suspect leaving the store shortly after fraudulently using a stolen credit card belonging to a victim from Manchester. Anyone with information regarding the identity of this suspect is urged to contact the Manchester Township Police Department at 732-657-6111. You also can private message the police department's social media pages or send …
Prosecutor: Little Egg Harbor Man, 26, Charged With 'Assault By Auto' After High-Speed Crash Prosecutor: Little Egg Harbor Man, 26, Charged With 'Assault By Auto' After High-Speed Crash
Prosecutor: Little Egg Harbor Man, 26, Charged With 'Assault By Auto' After High-Speed Crash A 26-year-old driver from Little Egg Harbor has been charged in connection with a head-on, three-car crash in late July, authorities said. Hunter Dyer was charged with two counts of "assault by auto" after turning himself on Thursday at the Stafford Township Police Headquarters, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. Police officers from the Stafford Township were called on July 25 on a report of a collision involving three vehicles near Route 72 West and East Bay Avenue, Billhimer said.  A joint investigation found that a 2012 Hyundai driven by Dyer was …
Flooding, Multiple Crashes, Live Wires As Storm Slams Central Jersey Flooding, Multiple Crashes, Live Wires As Storm Slams Central Jersey
Flooding, Multiple Crashes, Live Wires As Storm Slams Central Jersey UPDATED: Multiple police and fire departments were responding to numerous traffic and other emergency calls as a major storm passed through Central Jersey on Wednesday, authorities said. The National Weather Service in Mount Holly issued a flood advisory for portions of Monmouth and Middlesex counties until 3:30 p.m. Serious flooding and multiple accidents also were reported throughout Essex and Hudson counties. Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to showers and thunderstorms. As much one inch of rain had fallen by 12:20 p.m., the NWS said.  Among the incidents reported Wednes…
UPDATE: Driver Saved As Jersey Shore Firefighters, EMS Respond To Garden State Parkway Rollover UPDATE: Driver Saved As Jersey Shore Firefighters, EMS Respond To Garden State Parkway Rollover
Update: Driver Saved As Jersey Shore Firefighters, EMS Respond To Garden State Parkway Rollover UPDATED: First responders were called to a rollover crash Wednesday afternoon off the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County, authorities said. Multiple fire departments, EMS and state troopers were called to mile-marker 63 in Stafford Township about 1 p.m., according to initial reports. A single occupant was trapped and firefighters worked to stabilize the vehicle, which had overturned into some woods, and extricate the driver, according to unconfirmed reports. By 2 p.m., the driver had been successfully removed from the car, and had not suffered any serious injuries, according to Troo…
VIDEO: Watch As Banner Plane Crashes Into Ocean Off Surf City VIDEO: Watch As Banner Plane Crashes Into Ocean Off Surf City
Video: Watch As Banner Plane Crashes Into Ocean Off Surf City UPDATE: Video shows a banner-pulling plane crashing into the Atlantic Ocean just off the beach in Surf City on Saturday. Two lifeguards plucked the pilot from the water and brought him to the 13th Street beach to the cheers of sun worshippers on the sand. He appeared OK, they said, before an ambulance took him to Southern Ocean Medical Center in Stafford Township. The plane hit the water off Long Beach Island shortly before 3:30 p.m. and quickly submerged, the witnesses said. "I saw the banner drop and heard it sputtering like it was out of gas," one of them wrote. "It was a little yell…
Banner Plane Goes Down In Water Off Surf City Banner Plane Goes Down In Water Off Surf City
Banner Plane Goes Down In Water Off Surf City UPDATE: Video shows a plane pulling a banner ad crashing into the Atlantic Ocean just off the beach in Surf City on Saturday. Lifeguards quickly plucked the pilot from the water and brought him to the 13th Street beach to the cheers of sun worshippers on the sand. He appeared OK, they said, before an ambulance took him to Southern Ocean Medical Center in Stafford Township. The plane hit the water off Long Beach Island shortly before 3:30 p.m. and quickly submerged, the witnesses said. "I saw the banner drop and heard it sputtering like it was out of gas," one of them wrote. "It was a li…
VIDEO: Black Bear Spotted In Ocean County VIDEO: Black Bear Spotted In Ocean County
Video: Black Bear Spotted In Ocean County A black bear was spotted in a tree before wandering past a McDonalds in Stafford, authorities said. Police responded to reports of a bear sighted near the Manahawkin Regal Cinema at about 10:30 a.m. Friday, Stafford Township police said in a Facebook post. Watch a video of the encounter by clicking here. Stafford Township patrol officers, Stafford Township Animal Control and the state Division of Fish and Wildlife were dispatched to the area, at which time the bear was found resting in a tree between the Regal Movie Theatre and McDonalds, they said.  The bear eventually climbed down …