UPDATE: Fatal Route 37 Crash Under Investigation

Police are investigating a crash on Route 37 at the Walmart entrance Tuesday night that claimed the life of a Toms River man. 

The 11 p.m. incident on the state highway, during which a car making a turn was struck by another vehicle, marks the third fatal crash in Toms River this year, said Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy.

"According to a witness, a Saturn was crossing Route 37 making a left turn onto Route 37 westbound when it was struck by a pickup truck that was traveling east on 37," Mastronardy said.

The driver of the Saturn, identified Wednesday by police as Eric Grodberg, 39, of Marc Drive, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck, 32-year-old Thomas Wlazlinski of Hyers Street, was taken to the nearby Community Medical Center, Mastronardy said.

Wlazlinski's current condition was not immediately released by police. 

Traffic safety officers Robert Westfall and David Bartoshek are investigating the crash along with the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department and the Ocean County Prosecutors Office, according to Mastronardy.