Crime & Safety
2 Crashes In 2 Days At Route 70 Intersection In Brick: Police
A little over a day after a man was critically injured in a motorcycle crash, another collision closed the intersection, police said.
BRICK, NJ -- The intersection of Route 70 and Cedar Bridge Avenue was shut down Sunday evening due to a motor vehicle accident, the second crash at the intersection in as many days.
Police issued a Nixle alert about 5 p.m. telling motorists to avoid the area because of the crash. No details were immediately available from police but witnesses said a pair of SUVs were removed from the scene on flatbed trucks and appeared to have been involved in a head-on collision.
The crash at the intersection followed a single-vehicle accident on Saturday where a motorcyclist apparently lost control of hismotorcycle and crashed into a guardrail.
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Michael V. LaRocca, 30, of Toms River, was listed in critical condition at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, in the hours after Saturday's crash. An update on his condition was not available Sunday evening.
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