BARNEGAT – A Barnegat woman is dead after a serious crash Monday afternoon, police said.
Police said Alice Toriello, 59, was unconscious and unresponsive at the scene of the crash, near the intersection of Barnegat Boulevard North and Cole Drive.
Officers performed life saving measures on Toriello who was transported to Southern Ocean Medical Center where she later succumbed to her injuries.
The driver of the other car, 28-year-old Rudolph Schoenberg of Waretown, suffered minor injuries and declined medical attention at the scene.
The investigation revealed that Toriello was attempting to make a left turn from Cole Drive onto Barnegat Boulevard when her car collided with Schoenberg’s which was travelling on the northbound side of Barnegat Boulevard heading towards Route 9.
The Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded along with members of the Barnegat Police Department Traffic Safety Unit, Detective Bureau, and the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office.
At this time, the crash remains under investigation. Anyone with additional information or who witnessed the crash is asked to contact Patrolman Michael Moore or Detective Jim Purcell at 609-698-5000.
