Two passengers from Wyoming, Pennsylvania, were killed early Saturday when the SUV they were riding in was struck while leaving a banquet hall along Route 9 in Old Bridge. Three other people, including both drivers, suffered serious injuries in the crash, which happened around 12:01 a.m.
According to RLS Media, a Ford SUV driven by a 35-year-old Mountain Top, Pennsylvania man was leaving the Grand Marquis Banquet Hall with three passengers when the driver attempted to turn left onto Route 9 North. The Ford was struck on the driver's side by a Lexus SUV operated by a 34-year-old Old Bridge man, the outlet reported. News 12 New York similarly reported that police received a crash report at about midnight on Route 9 South near the banquet hall.
Two passengers seated in the rear of the Ford were identified as Anthony Pizzo, 32, and Lindsey Clarke, 33, both residents of Wyoming, Pennsylvania. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, and no additional details about the circumstances leading up to the collision have been released.
Three Others Hospitalized With Serious Injuries
The Ford's driver and front-seat passenger, along with the driver of the Lexus, were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital with serious injuries, according to the same report. No further details on their conditions have been made public. The Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and the Old Bridge Police Department said they are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Route 9 Has Seen Other Deadly Crashes in Old Bridge
Saturday's crash is not the only fatal incident to strike that stretch of Route 9 in recent years. In January, a pedestrian was killed after being hit by a Honda CR-V driven by a 30-year-old Manalapan man in the southbound lanes near Quality Chevrolet, just before 1:30 a.m., per Daily Voice.
In June 2024, a multi-vehicle crash on Route 9 near Ferry Road killed one woman and sent five others to the hospital. Old Bridge officers responding to that crash found a wrecked Ford Mustang with four occupants and a BMW with two occupants around 1:05 a.m., Daily Voice reported at the time. The BMW's passenger, 31-year-old Kristina Godich of Manalapan, was killed in that crash.
