Tiffany Soto, 26, killed, after her car allegedly driven by drunk driver Edwin Martinez, 24, collides with another vehicle on Eighth Avenue in Belmar, then crashes into a pole, ejecting her from the vehicle.

Modified Date: 
Thu, 03/24/2016 - 11:17am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, April 19, 2014

Tiffany Soto, of Howell, killed in Route 35 crash in Belmar.

A woman was killed in a crash on Route 35 in Belmar early Sunday morning.

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Responding to questions from defense attorney John Klamo, Martinez conceded that prior to the accident, he had been drinking vodka and orange juice at Connolly Station, a restaurant and tavern on Main Street in Belmar, and that his blood-alcohol level, at .207, was more than double the .08 legal limit for driving.

A woman was killed in a crash on Route 35 in Belmar early Sunday morning.

The victim's father stated that his 26-year-old daughter, Tiffany Soto, of Howell, died in the crash.

Witnesses say the car carrying the victim was coming down Eighth Avenue when it collided with another car. Soto's father says her boyfriend was driving at the time.

The car collided then with a pole, knocking it down, and flew into a parking lot at a marina. Soto's father says his daughter was ejected from the vehicle and ended up in the river. Others were hospitalized.

Route 35 was shut down following the collision, but has since been reopened.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Tiffany Soto
Edwin Martinez
Roadway: 
Eighth Avenue
City: 
Belmar, NJ
Area: 
Trenton-NJ

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