Motorcyclist killed after running red light in lakewood crash
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Motorcyclist killed after running red light in Lakewood crash

Lakewood, NJ – A Toms River man was killed Saturday when his motorcycle slammed into a car after running a red light in Ocean County, according to police.

Anthony Ferrentino, 33, was riding south on Shorrock Street when he struck a vehicle turning left from Four Seasons Boulevard, Lakewood police said Tuesday.

Two witnesses stopped at the intersection told investigators Ferrentino failed to stop at the red light before colliding with the car.

The impact threw Ferrentino from the motorcycle. He was rushed to Ocean Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The driver of the other vehicle was not reported injured.


Key Points

  • A 33-year-old Toms River man died in a motorcycle crash Saturday in Lakewood.
  • Witnesses said he ran a red light before colliding with a car.
  • He was ejected from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at Ocean Medical Center.

A fatal intersection crash left a community mourning on a busy Ocean County roadway.

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