Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on March 1, 2026, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Officers from the Plumsted Township Police Department responded to the area of Pinehurst Road for a report of a motor vehicle crash. Responding Officers discovered that two vehicles had been involved in a head-on collision. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad, Plumsted Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit revealed that a Ford Bronco was traveling northbound on Pinehurst Road when it crossed over the double yellow line into the southbound lane of travel and struck a Toyota Sienna. The driver and two passengers of the Toyota Sienna succumbed to their injuries caused in the crash and were pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the Ford Bronco was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, where he is listed in stable condition.
The crash remains under investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad, Plumsted Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit.