Crime & Safety

2 Dead In Separate Monmouth County Crashes Saturday

A single-car crash on the Garden State Parkway leaves one dead in Wall and a motorcyclist was killed in Freehold Saturday, reports say.

Two fatal crashes were reported Saturday in Monmouth County.

The first happened early Saturday morning on the Garden State Parkway in Wall Township. NJ.com reports Nicholas Perez, 24, died in a crash just after 5 a.m. after his car went off the highway while traveling southbound at milepost 94.3.

Another crash, reported Saturday afternoon in Freehold, claimed the life of a motorcyclist.

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According to a separate report by NJ.com, that fatal crash happened around 1:15 p.m. when the driver lost control while going around a curve on Nomoco Road.

The identity of the deceased motorcycle driver was not released but was reportedly in his 20s.

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