Jaden Thompson admitted to attacking a woman at the Paragon Apartments in 2025 while a toddler lay nearby, then fleeing police in Edison a day later.
Investigators believe a southbound Ford Taurus struck the pedestrian late Oct. 24 at North Lake Shore Drive. The driver stopped and came back to the scene.
Douglas Smith, 52, had pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in the July 2025 crash on Lakewood Road. Prosecutors said his blood alcohol concentration was .151 and that cocaine, fentanyl and methadone were also in his system.
The 1.2-mile project in Plumsted and Jackson would replace a ground-level intersection with a bridge. County officials say it will improve access to the base without long-term detours during construction.
Three local outlets say two people died in the Saturday night wreck near milepost 87. Police had not publicly confirmed the deaths, and the victims have not been named.
Investigators traced the late-night blaze to careless smoking on a living room couch, according to the prosecutor's account. Red Cross New Jersey said it is helping five people.
Ocean County prosecutors said a woman burned in a wooded area of Plumsted Township gave police false information about how she was hurt and who hurt her. She is now charged with falsely incriminating another person.
Monday, Oct. 26
Ocean County
Tonight
Low 48°F
Patchy Fog
Wind NW 5 mph
Tuesday
High 60°F
Patchy Fog then Sunny
Wind NE 5 to 10 mph
Next High tide 8:22 a.m. Tuesday, 5.7 ft at Seaside Heights, ocean
Tide times and heights are predictions, in feet above mean lower low water, not observations: wind and storms change the actual water level.
Forecasts: National Weather Service. Tides: NOAA predictions.