Brick Police investigating death of pedestrian on Mantoloking Road

Police in Brick Township are investigating a fatal car accident involving a pedestrian on Friday evening and are looking for anyone who saw what happened.

Officers arrived to Mantoloking Road between Fairfield Avenue and Piel Avenue around 10:48 pm and found 76-year old James Sommers unconscious, unresponsive and not breathing.

He had been crossing the road when he was hit by a 2020 Honda CRV driven by 66-year old Donna Kutzner.

Police Officers on scene initiated life saving measures which were continued by Brick Police Emergency Medical Services and Paramedics from Hackensack Hospital.

Sommers was then transported to Brick Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

This crash remains under investigation and Brick Police ask anyone who may have witnessed it or has information related to the crash to contact Ptl. J. Farnkopf #173 at (732) 262-1140.

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