Slow down! Pay attention! These roads around Brick neighborhoods are narrow, and we have a lot of 'walkers', including many pushing baby strollers & walking with young children in tow. It's a horrible tragedy waiting to happen. Killing someone is not worth the extra minute you save in driving carelessly and/or too fast! I pray to God this man pulls through ok.

Well said Deb.

Not for nothing but...It was 10:58 at night! Was the Toms River man struck wearing dark colors?? Maybe the driver didn't see him until it was too late. Though I do feel for the young man who was hit...and pray to God he pulls through this...you can't always assume the driver was 100% at fault. Pedestrians are constantly not obeying the laws either and often cross without looking to see if it’s safe. The whole scenario is tragic

I agree with Kim- when I am driving when It is dark I pass many That aré in dark clothing. I was taught wear white at night.

Wow !

There are many areas that roads don't have shoulders or sidewalks.
Yet, I see walkers and bike riders.... easy to get hit as they are walking or riding on the wrong side to boot as well as wearing dark clothing. You see this a lot if you drive through Lakewood (New Hampshire Ave). There were many very close to getting hit!!! Not enough street lights coupled with dark clothing is hard to see even going the speed limit. You don't expect it.

I call 911 and report to the police to give a ticket or summons to the bike rider and/or walker. Typically it is a bike rider and they have rules they have to follow.

I live in Cherry Quay for twenty years.Ther have been increased problems on Cherry Quay Road over the last several years. The problem is not what people are wearing. The problem is texting and speeding. There is no specific age on the individuals who are commiting these horrible and sometimes fatal actions. We as a community are horrified. Step up and drive responsible. Prayers to the man from Toms River.

Really....it doesn't matter what the pedestrain was wearing... the Driver how ever old should always have their eye on the road and everywhere else when driving. Sorry, sometimes you don't see it till its too late but if you are going the speed limit while truning do you think there would have been such serious injuries.? Curious to know if the drivers cell phone was checked for activity at the time of the accident. Prayers for the pedestrain.

Did the police issue a summons? Seems to me that the driver didn't know to yeild to someone IN THE CROSSWALK. It's the LAW. Wearing dark clothing and walking at night is dangerous, but so are young children driving cars.

It was MONOC medevac helicopter, not state police medevac helicopter that airlifted the injured man to JSUMC

Too many cell phones on the road. They should be banned while any vehicle is moving,

Hope that person has a speedy recovery! I agree with most, alot of people who walk or ride bikes on drum point rd. always wear black clothes. Cant see anything until last minute and if this is the case the end result stinks.

I wish the person has a speedy recovery! Not enough information to say who's to blame. Yes, alot of walkers/bikers wear black clothes and some of them even walk too close to traffic! And yes, it was an 18 yr old female who could of been on a cell and/or speeding. In this case I would want to know what was the walker wearing, was the driver's phone checked, and WHY was a 30 yr old male walking this late at night on Drum Point Rd when he lives in Toms River????? Here's a test for everyone...next time you are out driving, see how many accidents YOU are ALMOST in due to some idiot who's either on a cell, doesn't do the speed limit, or is in such a rush to get wear they're going!! I lost count how many I would of been in!

That kid drives like an idiot all the time.. Situation doesn't surprise me he already flipped a truck

This kid drives like a moron all the time......send him to jail!!!

Just want to add something I live in drum point village west. When going to work at night. Drum point rd is like a drag strip not saying this person was speeding but when I c these cars flying its always younger kids and 90 percent of them are on there cell phones. This has to stop before maybe the next time somebody won't make it. Speedy recovery for the victim

this kid drives like a friggin moron tryin to show off his slow garbage ford focus

Everyone walking that late at night in a seperate town is up to no good. you never know, he could have been wearing dark clothes, and its impossible for casey to use his phone while driving because his car has a stick shift and he needs both hands and feet to drive. stop jumping to conclusions until the real story is told. your all like a bunch of wild animals.

I've been in casey vehicle a few times and I thought he was a pretty good driver compared to his friends.accidents do happen

Not casey's fault. that black guy jumped in front of casey. and for those talking stupid crap, casey wasnt the only person in the car. and if he was speeding there would have been skid marks so therefore, you're all mostly wrong and can shut up

before you open your mouth know the facts about what happend.

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Hey sweet lips he was walking back to his friends house who lives in that area. He was simply walking to exxon for a drink. As you put it, don't jump to conclusions. It's not that he was up to "no good."

Thank you for all the prayers everyone he appreciates it very much.

And Linda that "black guy" is Durrell. And Casey is an idiot. He was laughing after he hit him. I was behind him and saw everything ; )

I know you don't care, you're ignorant I think that's obvious. Hit like a bitch?? I don't know where that came from sorry hunny.

Casey is an ignorant child. He tries to show off his stupid car and I see him flying around every corner passing people illegaly and trying to race people. I have a son and just because I have a honda your idiot friend tries to race me with my 2 month old in the car. Get a grip you limmature girls. And that turn has a left turning lane so how can it come up fast?? This kid just drives like a retard. If you wanna show off take it to the track. Bricktowns full of children and pedestrians. He needs to take responsibilty for his actions an learn how to drive his garbage car.

i know this kid he does drive like ass he speeds and trys to show off now there is a chance it was not his fault but he is a bad driver always trying to show off and he smokes alot of weed and drinks alot and state law is if someone gets sersouly injuered in a car accident the driver at fault must give a blood and hair drug test and if it comes up they did a drug or achool in the past week the charge gets bumped up attempet vechilar manslaughter i hope the best for the man hit and it sucks that casey is in this situation but he should be more careful

It doesn't matter what one wears at night? Who said that? Really? It's been awhile since a young person was hit on Jordan Road and unfortunately lost his life, yeah I know there were other circumstances BUT you would think the kids that live in the Midstreams area would have learned from that horrible lesson. The kids are still longboarding/skateboarding on Jordan, late at night with dark clothing on. The other night I was walking my dog on Jordan using what little sidewalk there is on that road, when I heard a sound, I knew that sound, it was either a skateboard or a longboard coming down the road, I couldn't see it, but I could hear it. Sure enough this kid around 16 goes whizzing by me, half on the shoulder and half on the road itself with dark clothing and a hoodie on covering his head. I didn't see him until he was right by me, how could someone in a car see that? You parents that live in the Midstreams/Jordan road areas should be paying more attention to what your kids are doing, I don't think we need another memorial on Jordan or any other road in this area. It's heartbreaking.

Prayers for EVERYONE!!!

he flies past me on laurel almost everyday i know this becuse its a black ford focus with green on it and his back window says RUSSO. i hope he learned his lesson

Drum point is REALLY dark at night, as.i lived off of it for 3years. Ive come close to almost hitting several people because they were in dark colors and i did not see them.until i was maybe five.feet.away. They also do not have ANY SIDEWALKS on that street and a shoulder that one cannot even walk on.

And.you should never cross a street at night when a cars coming being 30 you should know that i know that and im almost half the stupid guys age. People have a hard time.seeing at night dont.cross.the.road, retard

That entrance to Cherry Quay is a disaster. Making a right off of Drum Point, you can't see around that Tree right along side the road and there is NO sidewalk to walk on, so people have to step onto the street to go around it. I lived in Cherry Quay for 26 years and that road is a death trap. I hope this guy is alright, and I hate to break it to the teenage girls defending this kid, but the guy was in a crosswalk, it's 100% Casey's fault no matter what Durrell was wearing or what color his skin was. I think you guys should spend less time defending Casey and more time in English class, because your grammar is an embarrassment. Nothing says "Future Petroleum Transfer Technician" like being unable to write a grammatically correct sentence. BTHS should be ashamed.

And by the way, it's a well known fact that this kid drives and acts like an idiot. As soon I read the article I said "I bet it's the kid with the black hatchback" Lo and Behold, I was right. I'm sure it's not just him, I'm sure you're all the wonderful kids that stand on the lawn at the Arrington's old house and yell at cars and pretend to throw stuff at us so we swerve. Bunch of winners.

Honestly who cares what the guy had on or what color he is. He is a human being and that is all that matters is if he will be ok or not. By commenting on his race it just shows what type of person you are. And for the people that say you drive with Casey and he is a good driver how old are you 18 too!!! I have one question why did they tow Casey's car away? And if it was Casey that was walking and he got hit would you think he was in the right?

Feel very bad for the victim, hope he is ok. From what I am reading this Casey sounds like a careless driver. I see young kids all the time driving like idiots. They won't learn until they kill someone. I am a very careful driver, yea, i am old, i am 57. Once on Rt. 571 before Rt. 70 a young man crossed in the middle of the road and was wearing all black, luckily, i did not hit him. Two lessons to be learned here: if you are walking at night, wear light clothing or reflective gear of some kind. 2) if you a hopped up young person who wants to be cool and drive really fast and weave in and out of everyone and soup up your engine, and blast those speakers, knock it off. If you value your drivers license and want to keep it, you gotta stop driving like show offs.....just saying.

Anthony,

Well said as I would expect a mature person to respond. Not looking for a great deal of mouth from you smart kids. I live here. Just pay attention and realize a person is hurt. It does not make a difference what color his skin was. Pure ignorane. I do not care who was in the car with Casey. I dont care who was behind him. I do not give a crap what he had for lunch. Durrell Has serious injuries. You can be of color and live in this town. It is legal. Your simple minded comments really are sad.

It does in fact matter what he was wearing and what color he was.. for this very purpose the folks in Lakewood wear the safety reflective strap.. They wear dark clothes and walk on streets with no sidewalks. The lighting situation is poor, this is not an invitation to go and install super bright lights on all the streets, so both the driver and pedestrian should have been taking the needed precautions. Look before crossing, listen for oncoming cars if there is a bend in the road.. as a driver be cautious for folks on the sides of the road especially around cross walks.

Well said "Brick Needs Help" I Durrell is ok prayers are with him. And for Casey it is sad to say from what I hear he is a careless driver and regardless if it was dark out or not he should pay attention when driving and does anyone know why his car was towed!!!!

My son said he does not even stop for oncoming cars in the school parking lot, ask any senior that drives to BTHS and 90% of them will say he has almost hit them in the parking lot before or after school. It is a shame that it had come to this and my best wishes are for the victim, as for the driver well I hope something is done so the rest of brick towns citizens are safe walking our own streets.

Double standard invasion!!!

they call me Timmy 2X cause i say everything two times... INVASION!... INVASION!!

I can't believe what I have read here tonight!! The fact that someone close to this trash bag kid would actually debate the facts of this case is mIndblowing! It's too bad he hit a human being and not a tree! Nothing like white trash in your neighborhood! That POS has no regard for anyone in the neighborhood! But, what can you expect from rental assistance?! By the way, nice expensive camera you had our their today!! Hope your measuring works out for you too!! Take all the pictures you want! GUILTY ANYWAY!!