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Brick Man Charged With Fleeing Scene of Brick Blvd. Crash That left One Injured

by
Daniel Nee
July 3, 2025

Nicholas Lotito (Photo: Ocean County Jail)

A Brick man was charged with leaving the scene of a single-vehicle accident along Brick Boulevard that left his own passenger injured, police said.

The suspected driver, Nicholas Lotito, 54, of Brick Township, was charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in serious bodily injury, in connection with an accident on Brick Boulevard and Schoener Drive (near Beaverson Boulevard). The crash occurred at about 8 p.m. Wednesday.

According to a police report, officers were called to the scene of the crash in which a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro had crashed into a utility pole, with witnesses telling cops the driver had fled the scene on foot. A continuing investigation revealed that the driver, later identified as Lotito, and two passengers, were traveling on Brick Boulevard when Lotito lost control of the Camaro and crashed. All three individuals then left the area.

Investigating officers later learned that one of the passengers in the vehicle was taken to Ocean University Medical Center in Brick Township by a friend, where he was treated for injuries sustained in the crash and subsequently released. The remaining passenger in the vehicle was uninjured. Lotito was located by responding officers as he was attempting to return to his residence on foot. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to Ocean University Medical Center for treatment of his own injuries resulting from the crash.

A draw of Lotito’s blood was obtained pursuant to a court-authorized warrant, police said. The results of the blood draw remain pending. Lotito was ultimately transported to the Ocean County Jail where he is presently lodged pending a detention hearing.

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit-Vehicular Homicide Squad and Ocean County Sheriff’s Department assisted in the investigation.