Freehold man identified as victim in fatal crash on Route 9 in Howell

Authorities identified the victim in Saturday’s fatal crash in Howell as 53-year-old Juan Santiago Lopez of Freehold Borough. Santiago Lopez was crossing Route 9 at the intersection of New Friendship Road about 12:36 a.m. when he was hit by a 2010 Mini Cooper driven by Juanean Perez, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a… Read the rest of this entry »