Three killed in Monmouth County crashes in 3 days

🚨Two fatal crashes Saturday night and a third Monday

🚨No drivers have been charged

🚨The names of the victims have been released

COLTS NECK — One person was killed in a crash that involved a dump truck Monday morning, the third fatal crash in Monmouth County in three days.

An SUV collided with the dump truck around 10:30 a.m. on Route 537 at New Street in Colts Neck, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago. The victim was identified as Steve Goldman, 79, of Jackson.

Days earlier, the first of two crashes on Saturday night occurred 7:45 p.m. on Route 9 in Howell when Frank Santomauro, 71, of Howell was stuck and killed near Strickland Road. He was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of a 2016 Honda CR-V, also a Howell resident, remained at the scene, according to Santiago

Bicyclist struck

A bicyclist was struck near Route 36 and Monmouth Road in Long Branch around 9 p.m. The victim, John Martin, 55, of Long Branch man, was pronounced dead at Monmouth Medical Center. The driver of a Range Rover, an 18-year-old man from Tinton Falls, remained at the scene.

Santiago did not disclose the circumstances of the respective crashes.

There have been 49 fatalities on Monmouth County roads this year, according to State Police records.

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