A vehicle plowed into a TD Bank in Toms River this afternoon, shattering the glass windows and sending customers and employees fleeing for cover.
The vehicle came to a stop just before the front desk.
The apparent accident happened shortly before 1:00 PM.
An initial investigation by police revealed that while attempting to make a left turn onto Route 9, Anthony Marino, 93 of Toms River, accelerated and travelled across the highway and onto the property striking a support wire, a street sign, a light post and then struck the bank before coming to rest in the bank lobby.
Mr. Marino, who was was not injured in the collision, was issued a summons for careless driving.
A witness was struck by debris and suffered minor injuries as a result of the collision.
The building was later deemed structurally safe by the Toms River Township building inspector.
The accident remains under investigation by Toms River Traffic Safety Officer, Corporal Robert Westfall.
BREAKING: More from the scene in Toms River where a vehicle plowed into a bank.
-Multiple minor injuries being reported.
-Driver reportedly a senior citizen. https://t.co/FXnln97KJ6 pic.twitter.com/crt8Oyn5Nh
— The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) January 18, 2023
#BREAKING UPDATE: Miraculously, nobody was struck by the vehicle which plowed right through the center of the bank with multiple customers inside.
It appears the driver lost control on the road, left the road, and went plowing through the parking lot and into the bank. https://t.co/oKsYOt7uSg pic.twitter.com/xoS4nVNOKv
— The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) January 18, 2023
Breaking or lack of braking?
Here comes the “Drive-Thru” jokes
“Banking with TD continues to get more and more convenient”
“Banking in your car has never been easier”
@Greenspan
This can’t be in Toms River because the car isn’t a Tesla.
I’m waiting to hear Asinine Commenter’s report of the story!
I saw his comment on here earlier but it seemed to have been taken down.
Same here!
May God send to the person who got injured a speedy and quick recovery.
Truth is, if you look at the line and tracks of exactly how he passed through the parking lot, you can see that if he was 2 inches to the right or to the left he could have crashed into a whole row of cars in the lot or crashed into other things and people. It’s crazy how it was meant to be in such a way, for him to plow straight down that exact angle of a diagonal and how no one else was destined to be in part of this crash.
“I said go right into the driveway!”
“Oops! I thought you said go right through the doorway…”
Mr Marino, may gd send you a complete recovery. I’m sorry for the pain you must be going through.
From,
A fellow Lakewood/Toms River area dweller.
Godspeed and glad you are okay!
But I am hanging up the key at 92.
This is why people should be retested at 65 years old !!!!!!!! It’s not called age discrimination it’s called safety of yourself and others