TOMS RIVER – A man was getting something out of his car when he was killed by a driver, police said.
The crash took place near Twin Oaks Drive at around 10:30 p.m. on February 8. Toms River Police Department Spokesperson Jillian Messina told Jersey Shore Online that 31-year-old Ashley Beams of Toms River was driving east on Bay Avenue when she failed to maintain her lane.
Beams traveled into the shoulder where she hit the victim’s car. The vehicles travelled approximately 96 feet before coming to rest.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Messina said.
Beams was brought to Jersey Shore University Medical Center for treatment of injuries she sustained in the crash.
The incident remains under investigation by Toms River Toms River Traffic Safety Officer Ryan Fitzgerald and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. The Ocean County Sheriff Criminal Investigation Unit also assisted at the scene. Charges are pending at this time.
Police said the victim’s name will not be released at this time.
