Teen Faces Vehicular Homicide, Assault Charges In Fatal Route 37 Crash

Teen Faces Vehicular Homicide, Assault Charges In Fatal Route 37 Crash

TOMS RIVER — An 18-year-old Lake Hiawatha man was charged Wednesday with vehicular homicide and assault by auto for a Memorial Day weekend crash that killed a Toms River woman and injured her husband, Ocean County authorities said. Investigators allege Abel Mathukutty was driving 76 mph in a 50-mph zone when his Infiniti sedan struck a Mercedes on Route 37 eastbound around 7:25 p.m. May 24, prosecutors said. The impact forced the Mercedes into a…

Morris County teen faces additional charges in Toms River fatal hit-and-run crash - WRNJ Radio

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (Ocean County) — An 18-year-old Morris County man has been charged with vehicular homicide and assault by auto in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred May 24 in Toms River, authorities announced Wednesday. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said Abel Mathukutty, of Lake Hiawatha, was charged on June 11 following a continued investigation that revealed he was traveling 76 miles per hour in a 50 mph zo…

Man Charged in Connection with Fatal Toms River Accident

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on June 11, 2025, Abel Mathukutty, 18, of Lake Hiawatha, was charged with Vehicular Homicide and Assault by Auto in connection with a motor vehicle crash that occurred in Toms River on May 24, 2025. On that date, Mathukutty was initially charged with Leaving the Scene of […]