Two adults, a 17-year-old, a 9-month-old baby and the family dog escaped thanks to the neighbor's quick actions, the homeowner said.
Ashli Crespo Galanos had been married less than a year before the Sept. 11 crash on Hooper Avenue that killed her and another woman.
The crash on Saturday night partially closed Fischer Boulevard, the Ocean County Sheriff's Office said.
The crash closed part of Hooper Avenue near Fischer Boulevard for about four hours, authorities said.
Prosecutors identified the woman killed in the May crash as a Monmouth County resident.
The Manchester Township man flew to Norway in December 2023 to have sex with a 14-year-old girl and was talking to her about another trip.
Toraya Reid was found on her back next to her vehicle shot to death, court documents say. Witnesses heard the gunshots.
The man suffered grave injuries after being thrown from his motorcycle in the crash on Shorrock Street, police said.
Toraya Reid 28, was shot and killed by her boyfriend outside a Jackson apartment complex, authorities say.
They had reportedly been dating, prosecutors said.
Douglas P. Smith was arrested at a woman's apartment after she and a second woman denied seeing him, according to court documents.
The man had nearly twice the alcohol limit plus cocaine, fentanyl and meth in his blood in the fatal Toms River crash, authorities said.
The 18-year-old from Toms River died after his car hit a tree, state police said.
The North Jersey resident was found in the water off Lavallette, police said. Lifeguards are not on duty at most beaches at the shore.
Ocean County officials said the company had stamped beef and poultry as freshly packaged when it was near or past expiration dates.
The couple had been in a "highly toxic and abusive relationship" that led to what his attorney called "a horrible accident."
The teenager was driving 76 mph at the time of the May crash near the bridge to Seaside Heights, authorities said. He fled after the crash.
A state grand jury declined to charge the New Jersey State trooper in the 2024 crash on Route 70 in Southampton, the attorney general said.
The people were swimming after lifeguards had left for the day, the reports said. Rip current warnings have been high for several days.
Marie Bellavista, 57, was found dead in the road after she was hit early on June 7, authorities said.
The man was driving 86 mph at the time of the crash, authorities said.
The Ocean County man had been sought for more than a week before his arrest.
Police are seeking the public's help regarding a late-night shooting Monday in the Winteringham Village apartment complex.
A tip about someone uploading child pornography images to the internet led to the man's home, authorities said.
Christopher Therien was being sought in an aggravated assault, police said.
Authorities say the driver showed signs of impairment and they are awaiting lab results.
A haz-mat team responded due to the advanced state of decomposition, the police chief said.
The man has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse material, authorities said.
Gustavo Juarez-Perez told a dispatcher he had killed his wife on March 8; the children were in the next room, authorities said.
The men were charged with maintaining and operating a drug production facility in addition to distribution, police said.
The number of dog bites reported in 2025 already exceeds the number reported in 2024. Officials are urging people to be safer around pets.
Toms River police had been called to the home about a disorderly persons incident and learned about the weapons, authorities said.
One of the men was critically injured; the woman was arrested, authorities said.
The defendant posted the video to Snapchat showing himself driving at high speed, prosecutors say. His attorney suggested he was hacked.
The man was undergoing CPR when first responders arrived. The strike happened during a Cub Scout outing at an archery range, police said.
The victims range in age from 7 to 61 years old, Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz said.
Detectives saw an apparent drug deal happening and when they approached, saw cocaine in the vehicle in plain sight, authorities said.
Videos shared on Snapchat show the 3 in the car mocking police as they sped along Routes 35 and 37 before the March crash, officials said.
Ryan Rivera and Jake Beauchamp are charged, Carlos Martinez was ordered held for trial in the fatal March crash after they sped from police.
The affidavit filed against a Toms River teen says investigators believe that passenger was driving at the start of the March incident.