Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Struck and Killed Saturday Morning in Toms River
Police are investigating the early morning accident.
Police are investigating an early Saturday morning incident in which a pedestrian was struck and killed while apparently crossing Route 37 near Oakridge Parkway in Toms River.
According to Toms River Police Police Chief Michael Mastronardy, an unidentified 47-year-old Minnesota man was crossing Route 37 from south to north at around 2 a.m. when he was was struck by a Earle Dump Truck traveling westbound.
The truck driver was identified as John Walton, 37, of Neptune.
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According to Mastronardy, this is the fourth fatal accident in Toms River this year, and the second involving a pedestrian.
New Jersey Department of Transportation's diversion team response united assisted with traffic, which was detoured in the area until 8 a.m.
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Traffic Safety Officer Brian Doyle is investigating the accident along with the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, the Ocean County Sheriff's Department and the New Jersey State Police Commercial Unit.
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