Prosecutor: Two Killed, Two Seriously Injured Sunday Multi-Car Crash

A multi-car crash has claimed the lives of two passengers and left two drivers severely injured in Freehold Township Sunday afternoon, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced.

On Sunday July 3, at 1:28 p.m., the Freehold Township police responded to a report of a multi-vehicle crash near the intersection of Route 9 south and Route 33 west.

An investigation revealed that a 2019 Lexus NX, driven by a 74-year-old female from Manalapan, was travelling southbound on Route 9, when the vehicle side-swiped a 2015 black Lexus RX350, and then side-swiped a white 2019 Subaru Crosstrek, before rear-ending a 2017 black Honda CR-V. The black Honda CR-V then rear-ended a 2009 purple Scion TC.

As a result of the crash, one of the passengers in the Honda CR-V, a 52-year-old female from Marlboro, was pronounced dead at the scene. A second passenger in the Honda CR-V, a 61-year-old male, also of Marlboro, succumbed to his injuries and died at a local hospital.

The driver of the Honda CR-V, a 21-year-old male, of Marlboro, was also taken to a local hospital and is in critical condition. The driver of the Lexus was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Other drivers and passengers sought medical attention for minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County SCART and the Freehold Township Police Department.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information to assist the investigative team is urged to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Nicolas Logothetis at 800-533-7443, or Freehold Township Police Department Patrolman Justin Nunno at 732-462-7908.

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office