17-Year Old Girl Ejected from Hummer in 4-Car Crash in Freehold Wednesday

Three people are hurt and four vehicles are wrecked in a horrific accident after a 17-year-old girl allegedly ran a red light at Kozloski Road and Center Street in Freehold at 2:44 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Freehold Township Police Department.

The Freehold Township girl, who police did not identify, was driving a 2010 Hummer H3 traveling west on Freneau Boulevard. According to police, the young woman ran a red light as she crossed Kozloski Road. She was then struck by a 2012 Honda Accord driven by Amy Latorre, 31, of Perth Amboy, who was traveling southbound on Kozloski Rd. Both cars then struck a 2005 Honda Accord that was stopped at the red light on Center Street facing east. 

The driver of the stopped car said he didn't even have time for his life to flash before his eyes. “I saw an orange and black thing coming at me. The path of destruction went right over the top of my car,” said Henry Scharff, 68, of Toms River.

The Hummer then hit a fourth car, a 2005 Saturn Vue driven by Victor Terwilliger of Wayside, police said. The Hummer rolled over the Saturn, which was parked directly behing Scharff's Honda at the light.

According to police, as the Hummer rolled over the Saturn, the 17-year-old girl was ejected from the car sun roof. The Hummer finally came to rest on the lawn of the Monmouth County Highway Department.

The 17-year-old, Latorre and Terwilliger were all transported to Jersey Shore Medical Center. Scharff was the only person who walked away from the accident.

“There were people lying on the ground bleeding. You can tell from the damage they are very hurt. I could have been killed," he said.

The MONOC Paramedics, , Colts Neck First Aid, Monmouth County Hwy Department and the also responded and assisted at the scene.

The Freehold Township Police Department is still investigating a crash along with S.C.A.R.T. and the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash to contact Detective Valentine or Officer Richard Hudak of the Freehold Township Police Department at 732-294-2110.