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Driver Used Phone During South Jersey Crash That Hospitalized Motorcyclist For Months: Police Driver Used Phone During South Jersey Crash That Hospitalized Motorcyclist For Months: Police
Driver Used Phone During South Jersey Crash That Hospitalized Motorcyclist For Months: Police A Lakewood man was accused of using his cellphone during a crash that severely injured a Monmouth County motorcyclist, authorities said. Daniel Abbott, 48, turned himself in to Wall Township police on Monday, May 13, the department said in a news release. He was charged with fourth-degree assault by auto. Wall police responded to a crash on Lakewood Allenwood Road on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. A 73-year-old Belmar man suffered severe injuries in the wreck. Investigators said Abbott was driving west in a Ford "full-size van" when he crossed the center line and hit the Belmar man who was…
Wrongful Death Suit Filed By Estate Of Atlantic City Swimmer Killed By Drunken Boater Wrongful Death Suit Filed By Estate Of Atlantic City Swimmer Killed By Drunken Boater
Wrongful Death Suit Filed By Estate Of Atlantic City Swimmer Killed By Drunken Boater The family of a woman killed while swimming near her Atlantic City townhouse is has announced a lawsuit against the boater charged in her death. Norma Michaels, 79, of Atlantic City, died on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, when she was hit by a boat propeller just off the dock of her South Boulevard Avenue townhome.  Jeffrey Jastrzembski, 53, of Atlantic City, was charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter. Investigators said Jastrzembski's blood alcohol content was between 0.19 and 0.23 percent at the time of the crash, as previously reported by Daily Voi…
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Toms River Convenience Store $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Toms River Convenience Store
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Toms River Convenience Store A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was purchased at a Toms River convenience store, officials said. The winner was sold at Singin Oil on Lakewood Road, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release. The ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball in the drawing on Monday, May 13. The winning numbers were 5, 14, 29, 38, and 66. The Powerball number was 1. No one won the estimated $48 million jackpot. Six other tickets across the country also won $50,000. The next Powerball drawing is on Wednesday, May 14 and the jackpot is an estimated $59 million.
Central Jersey Youth Soccer Coach Molested Players, Sent Sexual Photos, Prosecutors Say Central Jersey Youth Soccer Coach Molested Players, Sent Sexual Photos, Prosecutors Say
Central Jersey Youth Soccer Coach Molested Players, Sent Sexual Photos, Prosecutors Say A Monmouth County youth soccer coach has been accused of molesting two of his players and sending sexual pictures to several others, authorities said. Ryan Gunsauls, 32, of Union Beach, was arrested in Hazlet on Friday, May 11, The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office announced his arrest in a news release issued Tuesday, May 14. Investigators said one boy told police earlier in May that Gunsauls had been sending him "sexually explicit materials" and asking for them on social media. More victims between 11 and 17 years old were identified and interviewed. Prosecutors said Gunsauls sent…
Apartment With Hoarding Conditions Catches Fire In Toms River: Investigators Apartment With Hoarding Conditions Catches Fire In Toms River: Investigators
Apartment With Hoarding Conditions Catches Fire In Toms River: Investigators An apartment with hoarding conditions caught fire in Toms River, officials said. Pleasant Plains volunteer firefighters responded to the fire at the North Pointe Hollow condominium complex at around 1 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, the Toms River Bureau of Fire Prevention said in a news release. Crews arrived and found a fire in the bathroom of a first-floor apartment.  There were no reported injuries and firefighters worked for about two hours to contain the fire. One unit was significantly impacted by the fire and only minor smoke spread to neighboring apartments. …
Garbage Truck Backs Into Cape May Building, Firefighters Prevent Porch Collapse Garbage Truck Backs Into Cape May Building, Firefighters Prevent Porch Collapse
Garbage Truck Backs Into Cape May Building, Firefighters Prevent Porch Collapse A garbage truck crashed into a building in Cape May and nearly caused outdoor porches to collapse, authorities said. The Cape May Fire Department responded to the crash on Decatur Street at around 12:46 p.m. on Monday, May 13, the city's firefighters union said in a Facebook post. Crews found the garbage truck backed into the building and hit a utility pole. Photos showed damage to a support column on the first-floor porch and the building was evacuated. Crews worked for three hours to prevent the second- and third-story porches from collapsing. At 1246hrs, Cape May Firefighters (B Shi…
Central Jersey High School Student Suffers 'Traumatic Cardiac Event': Fundraiser Central Jersey High School Student Suffers 'Traumatic Cardiac Event': Fundraiser
Central Jersey High School Student Suffers 'Traumatic Cardiac Event': Fundraiser A teen in Monmouth County was fighting for his life after going into cardiac arrest, a fundraising campaign said. A GoFundMe page said JJ Machnik suffered a "traumatic cardiac event" on the morning of Friday, May 10. The GoFundMe page had raised more than $39,000 from at least 680 donations as of Monday, May 13. Machnik was rushed to Morristown Medical Center and "coded" on his way to the hospital. He was placed in a medically induced coma to be monitored for 48 hours in the cardiac care unit. In an update on Sunday, May 12, the fundraiser's creator Marlana Ho…
$900K+ Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Tinton Falls Convenience Store $900K+ Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Tinton Falls Convenience Store
$900K+ Winning Lotto Ticket Sold At Tinton Falls Convenience Store A lottery ticket worth more than $900,000 was sold at a Monmouth County convenience store, officials said. The Jersey Cash 5 ticket was purchased at The Mart on Shrewsbury Avenue in Tinton Falls, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, May 13. The ticket matched all five numbers in the drawing on Saturday, May 11. The winning numbers were 13, 18, 24, 29, and 35. The XTRA number was 03. A supermarket in Newark also sold a winning ticket in the drawing. The two winners are worth $900,420 in the $1,800,840 jackpot. The stores will get bonus checks of $2,000 for selling …
$500 Million Open-Air Redevelopment Of Monmouth Mall Begins $500 Million Open-Air Redevelopment Of Monmouth Mall Begins
$500 Million Open-Air Redevelopment Of Monmouth Mall Begins A more than $500 million project to transform a Monmouth County mall into an open-air town center has officially begun, officials said. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday, May 9 at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, developer Kushner said in a news release on Monday, May 13. The mall will be redeveloped into a modern center with luxury apartments, new retail options, and medical office space called Monmouth Square. Kushner said the project to "de-mall" the property off Route 35 will bring a new purpose to the historic Monmouth Mall, which has been open for 64 years. …
'You Dead B***h': NJ Mom Shares Story Of Surviving Brutal Stabbing In Home Invasion 'You Dead B***h': NJ Mom Shares Story Of Surviving Brutal Stabbing In Home Invasion
'You Dead B***h': NJ Mom Shares Story Of Surviving Brutal Stabbing In Home Invasion A Monmouth County woman is speaking about the night she was brutally stabbed by a teen boy who claimed he was high on psychedelic mushrooms. Brennan Doyle, now 28 years old, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison for attempted murder and carjacking, according to state Department of Corrections records. He pleaded guilty to the Tuesday, July 7, 2015 stabbing of Donna Ongsiako in her Colts Neck home. In an interview with CBS's "48 Hours", Ongsiako said she opened her door just after midnight to let her cat back in the house when she saw Doyle standing outside with a knife. "I tried to sla…
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