According to police on Sunday at approximately 6:34 AM police units were dispatched to a vehicle into a building at 1466 Hooper Avenue, a 2010 Porsche Boxster convertible driven by Braden DeMartin, 22 of Toms River, was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on Hooper Avenue before losing control and hitting the center median, continuing north and striking an embankment causing the vehicle to become airborne into the building.
Police say both Braden, and his passenger Daniel Foley, 23 of Toms River were deceased when units arrived on scene.
Toms River Building Inspector John Gerrity deemed the building unsafe. Also assisting on scene were Ocean County Prosecutors Office, Toms River Fire Company Stations 29 & 30, Toms River Technical Rescue Task Force, Brick Technical Rescue Task Force, Toms River Office of Emergency Management, Ocean County Fire Coordinators, Silverton EMS, and the Ocean County Sheriffs Department.
Hooper Ave between Indian Hill Rd and College Drive was closed for roughly 7 hours between 6:30 AM and 1:30 PM. The accident remains under investigation by Toms River Traffic Safety Officers Robert Westfall, David Bartoshek and Mark Nater.
NOTE: Braden is wearing red shirt.