9 Injured In Route 70 Accident; Crash Involved 6 Vehicles
Accident scene was Van Zile Road and Route 70.
Brick Township Police and a number of local fire and EMS squads responded to a serious motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Van Zile Road and Route 70 around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday night.
In all, nine people were injured in the crash, which involved a total of six vehicles. Several victims had to be extricated from two of the vehicles.
Police have yet to release the names of those injured.
The crash is still under investigation, according to Ptl. Jay Lampiasi of the Brick Township Police Department, who is in charge of the investigation.
One person was ejected from a vehicle in the collision, Lampiasi said.
Four of the people involved in the crash were transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, with serious injuries, and the other five were transported to Ocean Medical Center, Brick, for treatment.
No victim was reported to be in critical condition, according to police.
Route 70 from Jack Martin Boulevard to Morris Avenue was closed for approximately five hours during the investigation.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s Traffic Operations Division responded to assist in the road closure and detouring traffic around the crash scene.
Laurelton Fire Company, first fire company dispatched to the accident, quickly put out a call to the Herbertsville Fire Company for assistance, then held its apparatus in quarters.
Point Pleasant Beach was called to the scene with an ambulance in what was put out on the police radio as a "mass casualty incident in Brick."
MONOC paramedics also responded to the scene along with Brick Township EMS.
At 7:08 p.m., it was reported by fire officials at the scene that all injured individuals had been removed from vehicles.
Fire officials had requested a medevac for the most seriously injured, with a landing zone at Vets Middle School, but all medevacs had been grounded by the weather.
The crash is being investigated by Ptl. Jeff Lindquist and Ptl. Lampiasi of the Brick Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact the Traffic Safety Unit at 732-262-1140.
JBIRD
7:57 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2011
I just can't belive it! I was at that intersection minutes before this happened..how Lucky and Blessed I am!
Misty Smith Springer
8:17 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2011
Feeling very lucky and blessed too. may god give these families strength for what is to come...
Mary Cranwell
8:48 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2011
Was there at the accident scene. Major kudos to all first responders. The EMT/first aiders had injured on the way to Jersey Shore in about ten minutes.
Punkin
9:04 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2011
I could not drive past there; I turned around and took a different route
. Hope everyone is ok. There were more flashing lights than I have ever seen.
Laura
9:08 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2011
I talked to someone who said 1 or 2 passengers were ejected from the white small car. It was a horrible scene.
mandy_Reeves
9:40 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2011
I live on Mantoloking Rd, and there was a commotion of police and ambulances near that time...I was like... anyway, God Bless these folks, and praying for their recovery
P Botti
10:11 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2011
Worst 5 car accident I have ever seen. Just happened to be on the scene during my normal nightly run. Four cars were majorly damaged with front, rear and side high- speed impacts. The Lexus LX 350 was the worst, then the Nissan Sentra, Nissan Maxima, Ford Explorer and the Mercury Grand Marquis.
SoylentGreen
1:31 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
Let me guess, the Grand Marquis caused the accident. You have to be 60+ to drive that car.
mike
4:23 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
MrCommon Sense you are wrong, as the driver of the Grand Marquis was young kid no older than 25
PREILLEY
10:31 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2011
How about leaving credit where credit is due, Seems like someone forgot to mention all the ems crews from brick that actually are the ones to call for mutual aid from Point PleaseNt and quality ambulance both volunteer and paid ems from brick were also there THEY are the ones that called for extra help
P Botti
10:43 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2011
Great Job
Tracy Nardiello
10:45 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2011
My family and I were in the area. All we could see were emergency vehicle lights. I have never seen so many in one area!! We knew it had to be really bad! Thank you to all the paid & volunteer emergency workers who responsed so quickly!! I send my blessings and speedy recovery to the healing and my condolences to the families!!
mike
11:40 pm on Saturday, June 11, 2011
They just towed all the cars out of the area and are cleaning up 70 should be re-opened soon
Bogus
12:13 am on Sunday, June 12, 2011
Brick EMS was there first & called for all manpower & trucks/equipment from Point Boro First Aid (3 ambulances & an extrication/rescue truck) who then requested extra help from Point Beach.
Bogus
12:15 am on Sunday, June 12, 2011
PS: great job to all EMS & crews!! job well done :) we all worked quick & efficiently together!
Lisa Frankenfeld
7:56 am on Sunday, June 12, 2011
I saw this after it happened. It was horrific. I am very glad there were no fatalities. I fervently hope none of the injuries sustained are permanent.
jabba dabba do
12:51 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
what HAPPENED????
Lisa Frankenfeld
5:22 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
Thanks to all who assisted at the scene -- great job.
I am so grateful that no one died and that no one was critically injured.
Fred
5:37 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
Let me take a wild guess what caused this accident. Speeding and tailgating. Oh yeah, throw in a DUI or two.
Scott Egan
6:07 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
wrong
Lisa Frankenfeld
5:45 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
Actually I heard it was a medical reason -- not speeding, tailgating, or DUI. I don't know if that's true.
Scott Egan
6:07 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
yes it is
Scott Egan
6:15 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
thank you to all the EMS. Police,Fire departments,
hospital staff and everyone else who helped at the scene, you all did a wonderful job
Ruth Gocklin
6:20 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
Scott and Mike - Thank you for setting those who had inappropriate and negative things to say straight. I know from experience that a fluke medical reason can cause a horrific accident.
RCL67
6:44 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
By the looks of the cars, how fast were people going? These cars are completely destroyed !
Thank god no one was killed
Patricia McLeod
7:21 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
As the mother of a child involved in the VanZile/Rte. 70 accident, a big thank you goes out to all the responders, EMS, Police, Fire Dept., staff at Ocean Medical Center, and everyone and anyone who helped at the scene. You should all be commended for your prompt response and professionalism in this awful situation. Job well done!!!!! My daughter is recuperating but will be fine.
Pat McLeod-Egan
Momofone
7:36 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
My mother was the one in the black Maxima. Her car is wrecked beyond recognition. The entire left side of the car was taken off and the roof caved in. She is home and doing ok for now. Thank you to all the EMS and police for getting there so fast and getting everyone taken care of so quickly. Just so everyone with the negative comments- this had nothing to do with tailgating, DWI or red light cameras- there was someone 2 cars behind my mother who was having a medical problem at the time. Hope all others involved in accident are ok.
RCL67
8:55 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
So glad all is well with the people involved; they all had an angel on their side....
Patricia McLeod
9:10 am on Monday, June 13, 2011
Jessica and Scott, you are so right. Again, my daughter was involved, and it had nothing to do with DWI, tailgating, etc. it was a medical problem of some sort that started the whole thing. Hope everyone else is feeling okay, and RCL67, yes, we definitely had an angel on our side.
Pat McLeod-Egan
Denise
10:08 am on Monday, June 13, 2011
I am so glad everyone is o.k. I was stuck in the traffic and couldn't imagine what was going on. It was huge. Thanks to everyone involved for a job well done!!!
Max
10:38 am on Monday, June 13, 2011
Why do people rush to the assumption that it was tailgaiting, speeding, DUI or a negative cause? Sometimes an accident is just that, an accident. As a Brick resident it is nice to hear that our EMS, Police and Fire Departments all responded quickly and worked well together kudos to all of them. Keep up the good work, and to all those victims in this horrific accident you are in my prayers for a speedy and thorough recovery. God Bless you all.
clamdigger
9:35 pm on Monday, June 13, 2011
here's a little more extensive write up on the incident. there was an article on this in this morning's APPress. the link below was updated just recently.
http://www.app.com/article/20110613/NJNEWS/306130074/Cops-Driver-one-car-6-vehicle-Brick-crash-likely-suffered-medical-emergency?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage