Crime & Safety

22-Year-Old Killed In Garden State Parkway Crash: Police

The Manahawkin man suffered fatal injuries when the SUV he was driving crashed in Toms River, police said.

John DeLuca, 22, suffered fatal injuries in the collision, police said.
John DeLuca, 22, suffered fatal injuries in the collision, police said. (Patch contributor)

TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Manahawkin man was killed Sunday in a crash along the Garden State Parkway in Toms River, according to state police.

John DeLuca, 22, suffered fatal injuries in the collision, police said.

Troopers responded around 11:30 a.m. to milepost 82.8 on the southbound parkway, where DeLuca had been traveling south in a Buick SUV before the vehicle ran off the road and struck multiple trees, according to police.

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The crash remained under investigation Sunday evening, police said.

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