Route 539

A Whiting man was fatally injured after being involved in a motorcycle crash on Route 539 near Cherry Street.

We know a little more about a fatal car accident Sunday in Plumsted.

Ocean County Route 539 safety initiative yields no fatalities in a three-week span, but includes 109 speeding tickets among 268 drivers stopped.

As crash data for Route 539 in Ocean County begins to pile up, County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato enlists local, county and state law enforcement to revive a safety initiative that kept the highway death-free for a period of 2016.

Two truckers escape practically unscathed, but their rigs are wrecks after a Monday morning rush-hour crash in Manchester.

A Tuesday two-car crash on Route 539 in Manchester, with enough force to flip one over, leaves both drivers nursing injuries.

The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is hosting its inaugural "Beat 539" race series on Saturday, October 22, 2016, consisting of a Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K and 1 mile Fun Run to promote a healthy lifestyle and community involvement, according to race director Sandy Mckay.

Consider it a warning and a gift at the same time. Ocean County law enforcement officials send teams onto Route 539, one of its most dangerous highways, to set up Saturday-night DWI checkpoints.

During the 2015 Ocean County Safety Enforcement Initiative on Route 539, no one died in any crashes through the entire 32-day span. Other than that, officials count 11 fatal collisions from 2013 through July 31 of last year. So, patrol officers hit the highway again as a reminder that responsible driving saves lives.

Investigations continue into Monday's head-on crash between a car and a big rig in Plumsted that left a Millstone teen dead.