U/D below. Some of our readers were wondering what the whole commotion on Route 9 was, last night. At approximately 11:00 p.m. Friday night, there was a serious MVA in front of 1166 River Ave, which is near Todd plaza. A total of three patients were transported to area hospitals,(2 to Jersey Shore and 1 to KMC) including one in critical condition which was extricated from the vehicle and flown via Medevac. Crime scene investigators and traffic and safety finished their investigations at approximately 1:00 a.m.
U/D The woman driving the pontiac which was hit head on by a SUV driven by a drunk driver, has died. Kathryn Mazzio, 19, was from Monroe Township. The drunk driver, Andrey Vavrinchuk, 44, of Trenton was charged with vehicular homicide, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and failure to maintain a lane of travel. Vavrinchuk is being held at the Ocean County Jail after his bail was increased to $200,000, cash only, police said.
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