Three killed in Monmouth County crashes in three days
Two fatal accidents Saturday night and a third Monday
There are no charges for the drivers
The names of the victims have not been released
COLTS NECK – One person was killed Monday morning in a crash involving a dump truck, the third fatality in Monmouth County in three days.
An SUV collided with the dump truck around 10:30 a.m. on Route 537 at New Street in Colts Neck, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago, whose office did not provide an age or hometown for the victim.
Days earlier, the first of two crashes occurred Saturday evening at 7:45 p.m. on Route 9 in Howell, when a 71-year-old Howell man was trapped and killed near Strickland Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene. According to Santiago, the driver of a 2016 Honda CR-V, also a Howell resident, remained at the scene
Cyclist hit
A bicyclist was struck near Route 36 and Monmouth Road in Long Branch around 9 p.m. The victim, a 55-year-old man from Long Branch, was pronounced dead at Monmouth Medical Center. The driver of a Range Rover, an 18-year-old man from Tinton Falls, remained at the scene.
Santiago did not reveal the identities of anyone involved in the incidents or provide any further details.
There have been 49 fatalities on Monmouth County roadways this year, according to state police data.
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