Letter: Rearrangement of Route 166 Intersection is Dangerous

The following letter to the editor was submitted by Toms River Patch reader Colin Weir:

The rearranged intersection of Route 166, Old Freehold Road and Presidential Boulevard is incredibly dangerous.

Cars coming down Old Freehold Road to turn left onto Route 166 South routinely blow through after the protected left turn phase is over, nearly hitting cars going straight across 166 from Presidential Boulevard onto Old Freehold Road.

I have been nearly hit on three occasions since October when trying to exit the ShopRite plaza to head north on Old Freehold Road.

Toms River needs to re-evaluate this intersection before someone gets killed by a left-turning driver that isn't paying attention.