MANCHESTER – Township police were called to the scene of a motor vehicle crash Saturday night involving a car and an ATV which sent one man to the hospital with severe injuries.
Manchester Township Police Captain Todd Malland confirmed the accident at the intersection of Route 37 and Commonwealth Boulevard.
Police said a Pontiac Grand Am driven by 39-year-old Timothy Riggs of Toms River was in the process of making a left turn onto 37 from Commonwealth when a Yamaha Raptor 350 ATV driven by 18-year-old Tyler Moran, also of Toms River, entered the roadway from a wooded area, colliding with the car.
Moran was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision but sustained a severe injury to his left leg and was transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River.
Riggs and his 37-year-old passenger Tonya Smith of Toms River were not harmed. Both were wearing their seatbelts.
The Pontiac had front-end damage and the ATV had damage to its front and right side.
EMTs from the Manchester Township Division of Emergency Services, as well as paramedics from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital all assisted at the scene.
The crash caused delays on Route 37 while officers conducted the investigation.
The incident is being investigated by Patrolman Michael O’Hara of the department’s Traffic Safety Unit.
