A second person has died in the accident in Toms River last night, sources told TLS.

The second person, a woman, was driving in another vehicle with a child. The child survived the accident.

Authorities have not yet released information about the accident.

UPDATE 11:00 AM: Statement from OCPO:

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on September 11, 2025, at approximately 8:45 p.m., Officers from the Toms River Township Police Department were summoned to the area of Hooper Avenue and Fischer Boulevard for a report of a serious motor vehicle crash.

An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad and Toms River Township Police Department revealed that a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox – operated by a 46–year-old male driver and containing a front seat passenger – was traveling southbound on Hooper Avenue when it crossed over the grass median and struck a 2025 Toyota Rav 4 – operated by a 28–year-old female and containing a four–year-old rear seat passenger.  As a result of the crash, the Toyota rolled onto its passenger side and came to a rest in the wooded area on the eastside of the roadway. 

The female driver of the Toyota was pronounced deceased at the scene.  The four–year-old passenger of the Toyota was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC) in Neptune for treatment, where he is listed in stable condition. The driver of the Chevrolet was likewise transported to JSUMC for treatment and is also listed in stable condition.  The passenger of the Chevrolet was transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River, where she was pronounced deceased.  

The crash remains under investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad and Toms RiverTownship Police Department.

Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad, Toms River Township Police Department, and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their cooperative assistance in connection with this investigation.