{"id":5367,"date":"2021-01-20T14:55:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T19:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=5367"},"modified":"2021-01-20T14:55:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T19:55:28","slug":"route-37-accident-takes-out-pole-ends-with-dui-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2021\/01\/route-37-accident-takes-out-pole-ends-with-dui-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Route 37 Accident Takes Out Pole, Ends With DWI Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1245\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/26811011602_bbbdb7725e_b.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Toms River Police Car (File Photo)\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Toms River Police Car (File Photo)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1245\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1245\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/26811011602_bbbdb7725e_b-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"Toms River Police Car (File Photo)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/26811011602_bbbdb7725e_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/26811011602_bbbdb7725e_b-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/26811011602_bbbdb7725e_b-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/26811011602_bbbdb7725e_b-575x420.jpg 575w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/26811011602_bbbdb7725e_b-640x468.jpg 640w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/26811011602_bbbdb7725e_b-681x497.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toms River Police Car (File Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Toms River police arrested a man for driving while intoxicated following an accident in which another vehicle was sideswiped near the entrance to the Garden State Parkway, police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The accident occurred Tuesday at about 4 p.m., said police spokeswoman Jillian Messina, near the Garden State Parkway South entrance ramp. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKP31sQjUy2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Ocean County Scanner News (@oc_scannernews)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Police found that Avery Murch, 25 of Weare, N.H., and Thomas Holl, 32 of Toms River, were both traveling south on the Garden State Parkway at the intersection of Route 37. Holl had entered the right lane to access the exit ramp as Murch, who was driving to his left, also attempted to access the right exit lane.<\/p>\n<p>In the process, Messina said, Murch\u2019s vehicle sideswiped Holl\u2019s vehicle and then continued onto the exit ramp.<\/p>\n<p>After reaching Route 37 eastbound, Murch\u2019s vehicle exited the roadway to the right and struck a curb, then continued off the road and struck a street sign and, finally, a utility pole.<\/p>\n<p>Police say Murch attempted to flee east on Route 37 but subsequently hit a cement wall under the overpass, causing his vehicle to become totally disabled.<\/p>\n<p>Murch \u201cwas exhibiting signs of impairment,\u201d the statement said, and was arrested and charged with DWI, and his vehicle was impounded as per John\u2019s Law. 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