El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en mayo 15, 2026, aproximadamente a 7:50 pm., Officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Route 70 near mile marker 34 for a report of a serious motor vehicle collision. Subsequent investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit- Brigada de Homicidios Vehiculares, Departamento de policía del municipio de Manchester, y la Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean, reveló que un 2025 Ford Ranger was traveling eastbound on Route 70 when it attempted to pass another vehicle by entering the westbound lane of travel in an unsafe manner. A 2022 Hyundai Elantra – containing a driver and two passengers – viajaba hacia el oeste por la ruta 70 when the Ford Ranger entered their lane of travel, thereby causing a head-on collision. The occupants of both vehicles were transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune for treatment of their injuries; they are all currently listed in stable condition.
Responding Officers at the scene detected an odor of alcohol from the operator of the Ford Ranger and observed an open container of alcohol in the vehicle. Como tal, en desarrollo de la investigación, en el hospital se le tomó una extracción de sangre autorizada por el tribunal.
This crash remains under investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad, Departamento de policía del municipio de Manchester, y la Unidad de Investigación de la Escena del Crimen de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Ocean.