2 Killed In Manalapan Crash On Route 9: Prosecutor

MANALAPAN – Two people from Middlesex County were killed in a Manalapan crash this weekend, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.

The incident happened at approximately 9:31 p.m. on Saturday when Manalapan police responded to a single motor vehicle crash on Route 9 north, just south of Smallwood Lane, the MCPO said.

The investigation by the Monmouth County SCART Team and Manalapan Police Department revealed that a 2004 Infiniti G35 was traveling northbound when the driver lost control and left the roadway, prosecutors said.

The vehicle collided with a curb, utility pole and a guiderail before to coming to a final stop in a wooded area approximately 100 yards from where the vehicle left the roadway, prosecutors said.

There were 2 occupants in the vehicle: the driver, Jonathan Ramirez, 20, and Justin Rochford, 20, both of Spotswood.

Rochford was pronounced dead on the scene. Ramirez was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced deceased, at 1:24 a.m., prosecutors said.

If anyone witnessed the crash, please contact Monmouth County Detective Kristian DeVito at 800-533-7443 or Manalapan Police Department Patrolman Matthew Porricelli or Detective Dominic Donatelli at 732-446-4300