Brandon Orozco-Avila, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash off South Hope Chapel Road, Jackson police said.
The man was arrested at the scene of the fire in Winteringham Village, authorities said; the fire was quickly extinguished.
A Toms River resident pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud; he had been working for a home improvement contractor for at least 8 years.
A woman and child who were taken to a hospital after the Route 571 crash are recovering, Jackson police said.
The two-story home was undergoing renovations at the time, officials said.
There were no injuries reported but authorities said the investigation is continuing.
The man initially paid another person to claim responsibility for cocaine and a firearm found in his home, authorities said.
Reckless drivers are the targets of a traffic enforcement campaign that aims to stop fatal crashes by encouraging safe driving.
The fire was caused by smoking materials that were not properly discarded, officials said.
Alejandro Huerta-Arias, 26, was found guilty in the March 2022 crash that killed Mark Mandel, 32, the prosecutor's office said.
Gustavo Juarez-Perez, 38, agreed to remain in jail in the killing of his wife, Cheyanne Juarez, the prosecutor's office said.
The fire in the two-story home has been ruled accidental, Toms River fire inspectors said.
Friends are holding a service Friday for Cheyanne Juarez, who told a friend she was ending her marriage days before her death, police said.
NJ remains under a drought warning after a drier-than-normal winter. Authorities say the public must take extra care to prevent wildfires.
Anyone who used the ATM at the Wawa on Dover Road in early March is urged to check their bank accounts, South Toms River police said.
The 2 couples were coming home from an NJ Devils game; one had plans to get engaged after one sister's college graduation in early May.
Evan Fiore, 23, and Kiley Armstrong, 21, were killed; Kiley's twin, Krista, and Ryan Chapman, 19, were injured, family members said.
Authorities found the woman unconscious with blood on her face and the belt around her neck, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.
The Manahawkin man suffered fatal injuries when the SUV he was driving crashed in Toms River, police said.
Two people are in critical condition; the BMW was seen speeding east on Route 37 and on Route 35 before returning west and hitting a Toyota.
The prosecutor's office says Ava Williams, a registered sex offender, failed to report his move from Long Branch to Island Heights.
The patient told authorities the sports chiropractor touched her in ways that had nothing to do with the treatment she was to receive.
An adult and 2 children were in a Hopes Crossing apartment when gunshots were fired into it, authorities said.
Douglas J. Bollinger pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child for his conduct with the student, authorities said.
Matthew and Joseph Hertgen grew up in Toms River and graduated from Toms River North. Both went on to play soccer in college.
Authorities seized more than a kilogram of cocaine and $500,000 in the 2023 case involving men from Toms River and Long Branch.
A Beachwood man and a Manchester woman were arrested in November and numerous firearms seized, authorities said.
Michael Ruvo, 58, admitted using his role as code enforcement officer in Beachwood in transactions that benefited himself personally.
The two, a man and a woman, were trying to cross Fischer Boulevard when they were hit, police said.
The incident is under investigation.
The crash took down a light pole and caused extensive damage to the boardwalk, authorities said.
The fire has been deemed accidental and was brought under control quickly, officials said.
The home was declared uninhabitable because of unsanitary conditions, police said. The utilities at the home had been shut off.
The arrests resulted from a monthlong investigation into drug distribution that was based in Toms River, authorities said.
Dylan S. Panatero of Toms River was arrested following a chase in Toms River that ended in a crash on Fischer Boulevard.
Two men were arrested in the investigation into drug distribution in Ocean County, the prosecutor's office said.
A 20-year-old from Manchester has been arrested in the shooting that happened in mid-January, police said.
Route 37 was partially closed for several hours as a result of the crash, police said.
The mother shouted threats at the school when she got angry over the reason she was called to pick up her child early, police said.
The guilty plea was negotiated as the victim, who was beaten as well as shot, refused to cooperate with prosecutors, authorities said.