Toms River Woman ID'd As Victim In Hit-Run Crash, More Charges For Former Wrestler: Prosecutor
An 18-year-old former high school wrestler is facing additional charges in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on Route 37 in Toms River that killed a 59-year-old woman, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 11.
Abel Mathukutty, of Lake Hiawatha, was behind the wheel of an Infinity sedan that struck a white Mercedes sedan driven by Debora Barone, Saturday, May 24 at 7:25 p.m. on Route 37 east in Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The crash sent the Mercedes into a utility pole, Billhimer said.
Mathukutty fled the scene, traveling eastbound over t…
Seaside Heights Voters Reject Merger With Toms River School District: Unofficial Results
Seaside Heights voters rejected a plan to merge the island borough's school district with the Toms River Regional School District.
According to unofficial results, 232 voters in Seaside Heights voted "no" on the merger, while 167 voters said "yes" in the referendum on Tuesday, Apr. 16. The plan would have eventually closed the Seaside district's only school Hugh J. Boyd, Jr. Elementary School.
Mainland voters overwhelmingly approved the merger plan, which would have gone into effect in the 2024-25 school year. In Beachwood, Pine Beach, South Toms River, and Toms River, 7,186 voters sai…
Latest Whale Death Due To Fractured Skull, Propeller Wounds: Mmsc
The latest whale to wash up on the Jersey Shore died of a blunt strike to the head with propeller wounds, experts said.
A necropsy was performed on the 30-foot humpback whale on Friday, March 3, in Seaside Park The whale washed ashore on Wednesday, March 1.
Although the animal was fairly decomposed, teams were able to determine that she was a female, in good body condition, and document several internal and external injuries, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said on Facebook.
"These include bruising on the head, sections of fractured skull, and sharp force trauma consistent with propelle…
Convicted Killer, Fellow Ex-Con Charged With Gunning Down Paterson Man, Wounding Companion
A man who was killed and a woman who was with him were shot by two Paterson ex-cons, one of whom recently served nearly a decade for slaying an aspiring rapper and the other who was tracked down in Virginia, authorities announced.
Shaquan Winstead, 28, and David “Scrappy” Armfield, 31, are both charged with first-degree murder in the Oct. 1 shooting death of Briheem Nero, 42, of Paterson at what may well be the city’s deadliest street corner.
An unidentified 49-year-old woman who was with Nero was shot in the arm, for which Winstead and Armfield are charged with attempted murder.
They’re a…
Jersey Shore Man Admits Pushing Victim Off Motel Balcony: Prosecutor
An Ocean County man has admitted severely injuring another man by pushing him off a motel balcony, authorities said.
Steven Adams, 23, of Jackson, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.
On Nov. 15, 2021, at approximately 7 p.m., Seaside Park police were called to the Desert Palm Inn for an injured man who had fallen from a balcony.
Police found Chad Atwood, 42, of Seaside Park, lying on the pavement, Billhimer said. It was apparent that Atwood was suffering from serious injuries, and he was airlifted to Jersey Sh…
