TOMS RIVER, NJ – Three members of a family from China were killed in a car crash early Friday morning in Toms River at the intersection of Lakehurst Road and Hospital Drive.
According to police, the driver of the car, Tina Dung, 21, of Maryland stopped her vehicle for a red light but then proceeded to go through the red light.
At around 12:25 AM, Dung was stopped for the traffic light before she proceeded through the red signal and collided with a Legacy Towing flatbed wrecker heading east on Lakehurst Road.
“The three passengers in Ms. Dung’s car, all citizens of China, were sadly killed as a result of the collision. The 54-year-old male, 52-year-old female, and, 23-year-old male victims were all from the same family” the Toms River Police Department said in a statement later Friday.
“Neither driver showed signs of impairment. Ms. Dung sustained minor injuries as a result of the accident. She received a citation for Failure to Observe a Traffic Signal,” the statement continued. “Neither the driver nor passenger of the tow truck were injured.”
Police noted the crash remains under investigation by Toms River Police Traffic Safety Officers, Corporal Terry Warren and Michael Cassidy, and the Ocean County Prosecutors Office.
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