1 Killed, 6 Hurt In Jackson Crash On Snowy Road: Police

JACKSON, NJ —An 84-year-old man died and six other people were injured in a crash that shut down part of South Hope Chapel Road in Jackson on Friday, police said Saturday.

None of the people in the crash have been identified.

The man who died, a Jackson resident, was the front-seat passenger in a 2005 Chrysler Sebring driven by a 74-year-old woman from Jackson, Capt. Steven Laskiewicz said.

She was driving north on South Hope Chapel Road when she lost control of her car about three-quarters of a mile south of Whitesville Road and partially crossed into the southbound lane, where her car hit a 2015 Ford van that was southbound. The van was driven by a 62-year-old man from Point Pleasant, Laskiewicz said.

The 84-year-old man was seriously injured and was pronounced dead at an area hospital. The woman driving the Chrysler was taken to an area trauma center by ambulance with moderate injuries, he said.

The driver of the van and four passengers were taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries, he said.

Impairment is not believed to have been a factor in the crash, which happened about 3:30 p.m. There was a light snowfall at the time, with the roads partly covered by snow, he said.

In addition to Jackson police, the Whiteville Fire Company and Jackson Fire District 2 Firefighters, Quality EMS, MONOC EMS, and the Ocean County Sheriff's Department CSI Unit responded.

The crash remains under investigation by Jackson Police Officers Brad Reider, Joseph Candido, and Kevin Chesney and Detective Mike Proto of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

Witnesses are asked to contact Reider at 732-928-1111, ext. 2405, if they had not already been interviewed at the scene.

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