Manalapan Couple Killed In Monday's Rt. 9 Crash

MANALAPAN, NJ — A couple from Manalapan were the two people killed in the Rt. 9 crash in Old Bridge Monday morning, Feb. 25.

Grigory Deli, 72, and his wife, Margarita Deli, 71, were killed as they sat in the back of a Toyota Prius; another car rear-ended them, according to Old Bridge police, reported by MyCentralJersey.com. That driver, and the driver of the Prius, were all from Manalapan:

The husband and wife were backseat passengers in a 2013 Toyota Prius driven by Jay Sherry, 37, also of Manalapan. A 2003 Honda Pilot driven by Vladimir Morozov, 34, of Manalapan, rear-ended the Prius, according to the report.

The Delis were pronounced dead when EMTs got there.

Old Bridge police investigated the crash, which occurred just before 6 a.m. Monday and backed up traffic for hours during the Monday morning commute along heavily-used Rt. 9.

The crash happened on Rt. 9 north just before Rt. 18 and near the Spring Valley Road intersection.

A third vehicle, a 2004 Nissan Altima driven by a Staten Island resident, was also involved. Sherry and the driver of that car were hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries.

Original report on the Feb. 25, 2019 crash: 2 People Killed Early Monday On Rt. 9 In Old Bridge: Prosecutor