accident

A Brick Township man was taken to the hospital after a serious accident in Lakewood Friday afternoon. Police say Marc Campofiori, 19, was attempting to make a left turn off of Route 88 when his car was struck by a flatbed tow truck. The crash caused serious damage to the driver's side door, forcing emergency crews to extricate Campofiori from the vehicle...

Capt. Earl B. Alexander 4th, an off-duty Deal police captain, was killed Saturday morning (January 2nd) in a car accident in Ocean Township (Monmouth County), according to authorities.

A Toms River man was seriously injured when he was hit by a car on Route 37 Friday night. Police say Shaun Nichols, 37, was crossing Route 37 near Douglas Street at 9:45pm when he was struck by an eastbound vehicle in the right lane. He was transported to Jersey Shore Medical Center with serious injuries...

Three people were taken to the hospital after an ambulance and a pickup truck collided in Manchester on Saturday. Police say it happened at the intersection of Route 37 and Colonial Drive around 2:00pm. The ambulance driver, Jennifer Garelick, 25, of Barnegat; the rear passenger, Nicole Christiano, 22, of Toms River; and the patient they were transporting, Marie Hilton, 73, of Whiting, sustained n

One man was seriously injured when the car he was riding in collided with the concrete median on Route 37 in Manchester late Saturday night. Police say the car was traveling westbound on Route 37 near Colonial Drive when it struck the center divider and shot into the eastbound lanes before landing on its top...

A Lakewood family escaped unharmed when a neighbor's chimney crashed into their home. The Lakewood Scoop reports it happened while the other house was being demolished.  The family says one person was actually in bed only about 10 feet away when the chimney fell...

A two-car crash in Lakewood sent seven people to the hospital early Sunday morning. The Lakewood Scoop reports it happened around 2:00am at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Pine Street.  At least one person suffered severe injuries...

A crash on Lanes Mill Road in Lakewood on Friday that led to an overnight power outage may have been caused by a recalled vehicle.   The Lakewood Scoop reports the driver told officials he had been informed of a recall due to a steering issue, but was unable to have it repaired because the shop was out of the part.  T...

An ATV rider suffered severe injuries in a 2-vehicle crash in Lakewood on Sunday.   The Lakewood Scoop reports it happened around 2:30pm at the intersection of Central Avenue and Miller Road.  First responders found the ATV overturned and the rider lying unconscious in the street. ...

Lakewood police are on the lookout for a suspected hit-and-run driver.   The Lakewood Scoop reports a 9-year-old boy was hit while playing in the Presidential Estates development around 4:30pm Saturday.  The child was taken to the hospital with an injury to his arm. ...