Man, 22, Killed As SUV Hits Dump Truck In Manchester

MANCHESTER, NJ — A 22-year-old Manchester man was killed Monday afternoon in a crash between an SUV and a dump truck on Pasadena Road, Manchester police said Tuesday.

Jack P. Lisowsky was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened about 2:10 p.m. near Mount Misery Road, Manchester Capt. Albert Vega said.

Lisowsky was driving a silver 2023 Toyota Highlander southeast on Pasadena Road when his vehicle crossed the center line and hit a red 2023 Kenworth dump truck driven northeast on Pasadena by Stacy W. Clay, 51, of Toms River, Vega said. Clay told responders she had pain in her lower body and she was taken to a hospital.

The impact caused the Highlander to turn over and it came to rest on its roof facing west on the grass shoulder of southeast Pasadena Road, he said. The dump truck continued to travel northeast and left the road, hitting several trees before coming to a rest with the front end against a tree.

Both vehicles caught fire, and the fire spread to a large portion of the wooded area near the crash site, Vega said, including a grass field, prompting a large fire department response.

Assisting were firefighters and EMTs from the Manchester Township Division of Emergency Medical Services, firefighters from the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service, Whiting Volunteer Fire Department, Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst Fire Department, Forked River Volunteer Fire Department, and Woodland Township Volunteer Fire Department; paramedics from Robert Wood Johnson; the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department, New Jersey State Police, Ocean County Road Department, and Accurate Towing Service, authorities said.

The road was closed for several hours.

Patrolman Conner Yatauro is investigating the crash, but the preliminary investigation indicated failure to maintain lane was the primary factor in the crash, Vega said.