Justice · Woodland Township crashWoodland Township car crash: Driver dies, wife critically injuredAired October 28, 2026 at 3:42 AM UTCWritten October 28, 2026 at 3:46 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A driver died after his car struck a bedroom and set a home on fire.0:10His wife is critically injured, and the homeowners have been displaced.0:14On October twenty-seven, we reported the house fire while injuries and displacement0:18were still unknown.0:19Those questions now have answers.0:21What sent the car off the road, and what happens to the people whose home it struck?0:25George C.0:25Sears, Jr.0:26was eighty two.0:27He died at the hospital.0:29His wife, Susan A.0:30Sears, is seventy-six.0:32She was flown to Cooper Medical Center and was in critical condition in the October0:36twenty-seven update.0:37The couple lived in Toms River.0:39Police say the driver suffered a medical incident that caused him to leave the road.0:42They haven't described the medical problem, and investigators are still examining0:46the crash.0:47That leaves the reported medical explanation short of a completed finding about0:50everything that happened.0:51The crash happened on Route560 ,3 , in Woodland Township, Burlington County, away0:56from the couple's hometown of Toms River.0:58State police place it at milepost forty, two point nine.1:01Officers responded at about two Monday afternoon, October twenty-sixth.1:05That's the approximate police response time.1:07The road curves near the home.1:09Earlier coverage used the name Pemberton Avenue, but differed on the block.1:12Route five hundred and sixty three in Woodland Township is the supported location.1:17The exact property address remains unclear.1:19The Subaru was traveling south when it went out of control and left route five1:22hundred and sixty three.1:23It struck two fences, then the house.1:25The car caught fire, and flames spread into the residence.1:28Investigators haven't explained exactly how the fire ignited.1:31The homeowners were inside with their dog, but they weren't in the bedroom when the1:34car hit it.1:35They escaped injury.1:36Hampton Lake's Volunteer Fire Company was among those responding to the working1:40house fire.1:41Neighbor Benito Renato says the homeowners are eighty years old and have been1:44displaced.1:45The damage has left them unable to remain at home, even though they survived the1:49impact and fire without injury.1:50Renato says he spent about a thousand dollars installing a large flashing arrow near1:55his property.1:55He also keeps large logs beside the road so his fiancee can get the mail safely.2:00Repeated crashes, he says, have forced him to replace his fence multiple times.2:04He calls this the most severe crash he's seen there.2:07He also recalls a vehicle losing control on the curve and striking a tree in two2:11thousand and twenty two.2:12His concern about another vehicle entering a property stretches back years.2:16The posted speed limit through the curve is thirty five miles an hour.2:19Police haven't given the Subaru speed.2:21Renato estimates two to three crashes a year and says they're getting more intense.2:25His estimate hasn't been checked against an official count for this curve.2:29Renato says he repeatedly emailed the county about crashes.2:32He says officials told him their findings didn't call for action.2:35That leaves residents' complaints alongside the police explanation that a medical2:39incident sent this particular car off the road.2:41The homeowners describe their loss in five words.2:44We've lost almost everything.2:46Their account conveys the personal damage, but the cost of repairing the home hasn't2:50been determined.2:51They now face replacing belongings as well as finding a safe place to live.2:55No timetable has been announced for the homeowners to return or for temporary2:59accommodation and assistance.3:00Susan Sears was still critically injured in the October twenty-seven update, while3:04investigators continued examining the crash and the fire.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSS
