Two dead in Toms River crash
FOX 29, with permission
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (FOX 29) – Police say a car crashed into the second floor of a New Jersey business, killing two people.
Toms River police say the red Porsche hit the building at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday and lodged into the second story.
Sgt. Vincent Padalino says the building, which is across from Hooper Avenue Elementary School, was unoccupied at the time.
Police said 22-year-old Braden DeMartin was driving the convertible at a high rate of speed before losing control and hitting a center median, continuing north and striking an embankment that caused the vehicle to become airborne into the building.
Both DeMartin and his passenger, 23-year-old Daniel Foley, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the structure, which was unoccupied at the time, had been deemed unsafe by a building inspector. Sgt. Vincent Padalino said the building, which is across from Hooper Avenue Elementary School, houses four businesses, including a counseling service and a real estate company.
The crash remains under investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
