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By Eric Englund | on February 25, 2022

The Barnegat Township Police Department is investigating a fatal accident that occurred Feb. 20.

Police Chief Keith Germain said that on that afternoon at 3:53, officers responded to the area of Barnegat Boulevard North and Cole Drive for a report of a motor vehicle crash. Upon arrival, officers found the driver of one of the vehicles, Alice Toriello, 59, of Barnegat unconscious and unresponsive.

Officers performed life-saving measures on Toriello, who was transported to Southern Ocean Medical Center, where she was later pronounced deceased.

The driver of the other vehicle, Rudolph Schoenberg, 28, of Waretown suffered minor injuries and declined medical attention at the scene.

Germain said the initial investigation found Toriello was attempting to make a left turn from Cole Drive onto Barnegat Boulevard when her vehicle collided with Schoenbergs vehicle, which was traveling on the northbound side of Barnegat Boulevard toward Route 9.

The Ocean County Sheriffs Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded for scene processing along with members of the Barnegat Police Department Traffic Safety Unit and Detective Bureau, as well as the Ocean County Medical Examiners Office.

Anyone with additional information or who witnessed the crash is asked to call Ptl. Michael Moore or Detective Jim Purcell at 609-698-5000. E.E.

Link:
Fatal Accident in Barnegat Under Investigation - The SandPaper