Cape May County Authorities Investigating Fatal Accident in Avalon; 71-Year-Old Man Killed

Cape May Court House, New Jersey – Cape May County Prosecutor Robert L. Taylor and Avalon Police Chief William McCormick report that Detectives from the Cape May County Prosecutor\’s Office Fatal Accident Unit and members of the Avalon Police Department are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on August 25, 2015, in the area of 32nd Street and Dune Drive in Avalon.

The preliminary investigation reveled that on August 25, 2015 at approximately 6:40PM, a Sterling Acterra box truck, being operated by Frank Grosso, 59 years old of Oceanview, NJ, was traveling northbound on Dune Drive in Avalon, New Jersey. At the intersection of Dune Drive and 32nd Street the box truck made a turn onto 32nd Street and struck Ronald Stewart, a 71 year old resident of Avalon, who was riding a bicycle.