Serious Pickup-Minivan Crash Kills 1, Injures 4 Others In Jackson Crash: Police

JACKSON, NJ — A woman was killed and four other people were injured Friday night in a two-vehicle crash in Jackson, police said Saturday.

Police have not released the identities of any of the people involved in the crash, which happened about 6:40 p.m. at the intersection of South Hope Chapel Road and Ridgeway Boulevard, Jackson Police Capt. Steven Laskiewicz said.

The initial investigation revealed a 1993 Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck was northbound on South Hope Chapel Road when a 2004 Chrysler Town & Country minivan turned into its path, possibly in an attempt to turn left onto Ridgeway Boulevard, Laskiewicz said.

There is no indication at this time that alcohol or drugs were contributing factors, Laskiewicz said.

The driver of the pickup, a 31-year-old Manchester Township man, was partially ejected from the pickup, Laskiewicz said, and was flown to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, for treatment of serious injuries.

The man's passenger, 14-year-old Manchester girl, was taken by ambulance to the trauma center with moderate injuries, he said.

The driver of the minivan was a 56-year-old Howell Township man who was flown to Jersey Shore with serious injuries, Laskiewicz said. His front-seat passenger, identified only as a female, had to be extricated from the minivan and also was flown to Jersey Shore, he said, but she later succumbed to those injuries.

The back-seat passenger of the minivan was taken by ambulance to a local trauma center for moderate injuries, Laskiewicz said.

In addition to the responding police officers, firefighters from Station 57, Quality EMS personnel, Jackson First Aid and MONOC paramedics responded to the scene, he said. Also assisting were firefighters from Station 34 in Manchester, who assisted with traffic control and with establishing the nearby landing zone, he said.

Jackson officers were assisted by the Ocean County Sheriff's Department CSI Unit as well as the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, he said.

The crash remains under investigation by Sgt. Richard Bosley and Police Officer Brad Reider of the Jackson Police Department Traffic Safety Unit, as well as Detective Brant Uricks of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact Reider at 732-928-1111 or Uricks at 732-929-2027.

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