WALL – Two Toms River men were killed Sunday afternoon after a Jeep hit a stopped SUV on the northbound Garden State Parkway in Wall, the New Jersey State Police said.
Around 1:30 p.m., Jerome Digiovanni, 75, and Ronald Devingo, 57, were standing by their SUV, a Chevrolet Equinox, near milepost 97.7 when Devingo and the car were struck, police said. As a result, both men suffered fatal injuries.
According to police, the SUV was stopped partially in the right lane and partially in the shoulder.
The driver of the Jeep, 24-year-old Christopher Mulholland of Belmar, sustained minor injuries, police said.
At this time, police are unsure why the SUV was stopped. The crash is currently under investigation. The two right lanes of the Parkway in Wall were closed for over two hours after this crash.
