TOMS RIVER — A township man was killed after a one-car crash on Whitesville Road and Leawood Avenue on Tuesday evening.
Toms River Police Spokesperson Jillian Messina confirmed 43-year-old Roy Piazza was driving his 2005 Chrysler Crossfire convertible when he lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and struck a utility pole head on before flipping over on the roof.
Piazza had to be extricated from the car by firefighters and EMS crews performed CPR while he was being sent to Community Medical Center. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Messina added that Piazza was driving west in the left lane of Route 571 just before the crash and after striking the utility pole, it broke into three pieces, the vehicle slid up the metal guide wire and the car overturned.
The Toms River Police Department is continuing their probe of what happened.
Traffic Safety Officer Mark Nater is investigating.
