Earlier Today, we at OCSN reported a MVA involving a vehicle running over a pedestrian and then running into a house. This is how it was dispatched to EMS and we stand by that reporting. We updated the story to add information from the scene which has been confirmed multiple family members. The information is that the person driving the vehicle had been drinking at the Happy Hour Bar before driving home.
However these same family members have informed us that there was no pedestrian involved as reported to first responders but instead that the driver had somehow been ejected from the car while he was driving drunk, and then the vehicle possibly ran him over after he was ejected.
We would love to officially confirm all these details, but we are still waiting on a report from the police or sheriff’s department. However we do have a video taken at the scene that we will not be releasing publicly at this time, with the man’s wife repeating the statement about him returning from the bar.
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Sad for everyone
It was a real mess, prayers to all.
I thought the driver had a medical condition
Jonathan David Harmsen had nothing to do with him leaving the bar though right?????
Michael Ducoli whoa. I thought I heard different. Didn’t mean to ruffel someone’s feathers
Jonathan David Harmsen not ruffling any feathers… just stating facts. My parents live two houses down from where this happened on Westbrook….
Jonathan David Harmsen That was a different accident that also happened today.
Jonathan David Harmsen I did see that on another website. Guess we have to wait for the official report when police release it.
Facts are always important rather than accusing and assuming, especially if there were 2 separate accidents on 2 separate blocks close by and similar.
Jonathan David Harmsen no medical issue, the family was lying trying to cover up he was drunk driving
Toofey Mier got it. I’m usually a fact checker myself. Mistakes are made sometimes ????????
From what I know there were two separate crashes. My uncle was indeed driving drunk and yes he did die. Never did my family state he had a medical condition. Ignorant comment.
Kim Martin very sorry about your loss he was a great man
Thank you.
Kim Martin I’m sorry for your loss. I’m sorry you have to see people guessing the story when it was stated ocean county scanner didn’t have the full accurate story yet!
May he rest in peace he was a great guy prayers sent to all family members
Don’t drink and drive…
Drinking in a bar?
Didn’t know that was a thing at this time ????
Dont drink and drive.. ????
Terrible
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Nice hashtags Douchebag
Maybe instead of reporting possible false information verify your info before reporting. This page has become a news site and you have the responsibility to report the facts not hearsay
Rob Phillips ha don’t you think every news station should do the same thing….
We have stated from the start that most our news comes from what police, dispatchers and first responders say over the radio. We are honest about what we hear and post it accordingly. We have never promised to be perfect and will own our mistakes when they happen as you have seen in this article. – OCSN03
Ocean County Scanner News AND if something is reported wrong you always keep us updated! ????
Rob Phillips what’s false
Ocean County Scanner News Thats why it shouldn’t be rushed to post it, cause this information came from the public when its reported. Don’t always believe what you hear.
Some of you have no idea how ocsn works and it shows.. I’ll help.. they listen to a scanner. When something comes over the scanner, its posted. Wrong, or right. The dispatchers can only go by whats being told to them over the phone and they relay that information to first responders. Again, wrong or right. When boots on the ground arrive and assess and that information is relayed, ocsn will then update the story accordingly. I can tell you first hand the information given to dispatchers is rarely correct and accurate. Its not Ocean County Scanner News fault when that happens.
OCSN please stop explaining yourselves. We understand how difficult it is sometimes to navigate through the world of dispatchers and civilians. We know that you do your best to keep us informed and updated. If people need to focus on the preliminary details oh well let them fall into the category of KARENS…….Thank You for the time and effort you all put into this page..
Rob Phillips it’s what came over the scanner…
Rob Phillips hence “scanner news” …
Rob Phillips ITs called Scanner news cause they report what they hear over a scanner first then come back with more detailed information..
Yes. “Scanner” news. Too bad OC W T don’t do reading comprehension well. Friggin’ “Karen” city. LOL
Rob Phillips easy lil buddy. Go rub one out and relax a little
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Laurie Dix-Mckenna Kelly Mckenna
Brandi McKenna we seen this so sad 🙁
Kelly Mckenna it was that close to you guys ?
Joanne Maloney
Well, you get what you deserve when you drive drunk, this goes for all my family too…
First rule of dispatching or reporting always use words like possible or caller states. Ifo used only as a guide for responding units.Silent dispatch should be the future.
Was an age given of the driver?
So there was not another pedestrian that was ran over and if this man was indeed that drunk that he got ejected from his vehicle, that is just TRAGIC. I don’t believe attacking Ocean County Scanner News is going to do anything to heal any heartache over this by anyone close to this man. In life you choose your own actions and unfortunately, sometimes they’re not the best. Hug a loved one tighter cause you never know when it might be the last time.
I thought (and I could be wrong here) the original post stated that CPR was in progress on the pedestrian and they were being loaded into the ambulance.
Tara Davies yes…CPR was being done by his family member with no success…this happened 2 houses from where he resided with wife…tragic..???????????? needed
Vanessa Stewart ok I was looking for the first post but couldn’t find it to re-read it. I was confused as to how there was confusion considering there was 1 or 2 people involved. First things first they would tend to the victim and another first responder would identify the driver and at that point they would have put 2 and 2 together that the victim was also the driver.
Tara Davies That would be how it works for the first responders, but they wouldn’t radio that back to dispatch necessarily, just that they were transporting 1 to hospital or something. And as for the police, while they might radio that, Toms River PD is currently encrypted so we can’t hear them.
Ocean County Scanner News yea I figured the encryption keeping things from you guys but I remembered reading the original post and that post had a comment with “update: pedestrian being loaded into ambulance still doing CPR” but I couldnt find the original to make sure that’s what I read, because I’m sitting here trying to figure out how a pedestrian just went missing, plus it was supposedly his family reporting on what happened which could be biased, or they got there after the pedestrian had been taken away so they wouldn’t have known or seen another person.
Every1 needs to stop talking shit. This was my uncle and I’m about to come to Jersey from Florida and get shit right bitches stop talking shit Taryn Myers
Dolores Miller nobody was talking shit…get over yourself…the story is straight
Now its a notchback
Rest in peace my friend
My prayers go out to the family
At 1pm on a Sunday afternoon there was no reason for this man to being served until he was drunk. The bar needs to be held responsible.
Wendy Redden Dipaolo happy hour have them good drinks
Nancy