Another Pedestrian Death: Man Hit On Water Street In Toms River

TOMS RIVER, NJ -- A Manchester Township man died Friday night when he was hit by a vehicle as he crossed Water Street, police said Saturday.

James Icklan, 73, of Manchester, was taken to Community Medical Center in Toms River but died as a result of his injuries, Toms River Police spokesman Ralph Stocco said.

He is the seventh pedestrian killed in Ocean County in December and third in Toms River, and 13th overall for 2017. There were eight pedestrian deaths in Ocean County in 2016, according to New Jersey State Police statistics.

Friday's incident happened about 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Water Street and Robbins Parkway. Robbins Parkway is the street that runs from Water Street south to Baker's Water Street Grille.

Stocco said a witness at the scene told Toms River Traffic Officer Pascal Gambardella that Icklan was crossing Water Street headed south in the crosswalk when he was hit by a 2003 Isuzu driven by Carlos Irizarry, 51, of Toms River. Icklan was crossing against his pedestrian indicator signal, the witness told police, Stocco said.

Irizarry was eastbound on Water Street at the time, Stocco said.

The investigation into Friday's incident is ongoing and anyone with information should contact Gambardella at 732-349-0150 extension 1365, Stocco said.

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