TOMS RIVER – Two men were killed when a car went airborne and crashed into the second story of a Toms River business on Sunday, police said. The Porsche remained lodged in the building at the scene for hours.
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Braden DeMartin, 22, and Daniel Foley, 23, both of Toms River were pronounced dead at the horrible scene where the car apparently crossed lanes of traffic and landed in the building, police said. Friends remembered the two victims on social media (see below).
The incident happened approximately 6:34 a.m. when police units were dispatched to a car that crashed into the EXIT Realty Elite building at 1466 Hooper Ave., police said.
A 2010 Porsche Boxster convertible driven by DeMartin was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on Hooper Avenue before losing control and hitting the center median, police said.
The car continued north and struck an embankment, causing the vehicle to become airborne and crash into the building, police said. Toms River Building Inspector John Gerrity has deemed the building unsafe, though it was unoccupied at the time
Hooper Avenue between Indian Hill Road and College Drive was closed for roughly seven hours between 6:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., police said.
Several people paid tribute to the young men on social media, remembering their days as childhood friends.
Ocean County Scanner News and others posted photos and videos of the scene:
This is a developing story. Patch will have more information as it comes in.
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