Traffic Light Knocked Down In 2-Car Manahawkin Crash: Police

MANAHAWKIN, NJ — A traffic light was knocked down in a two-car accident Wednesday afternoon in Manahawkin, police said. Several people sustained non-life threatening injuries, according to Lieutenant James R. Vaughn.

The crash took place at about 1 p.m. on Route 72 at Neptune Drive. A man driving a Ford pick-up truck westbound went straight into a BMW making a left turn through the intersection, Vaughn said. After the collision, the pick-up truck struck and knocked down a traffic light as it left the roadway.

Dylan J Houser, the BMW driver, received a summons for careless driving. His passengers were and 18-year-old male and 17-year-old male from Manahawkin. The passengers sustained injuries and were taken to Southern Ocean Medical Center for further evaluation.

The pickup-truck driver and his wife were evaluated and released on the scene by medical personnel.

Authorities directed traffic through the scene for about an hour. Numerous traffic lights in the intersection still functioned, but the New Jersey Department of Transportation will replace the downed one, Vaughn said.

Everyone was wearing seatbelts during the crash.

Anyone with information on the crash can contact Patrolman Jillson at (609) 597-8581 or at Ajillson@staffordpolice.org.

Correction: A previous version of the story said the pick-up driver received a summons. Patch regrets the error.

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