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I feel sorry for the two officers. They are going to be but through the ringer. They made a stopo, found illegal guns in the car, the driver takes off at a high rate of speed, loses control of the car, hits trees and two are killed. I do not see where the officers did anything wrong. The driver, for a reason only he knows, bears full responsibality for the deaths. I am just glad that innocent people and any police officers were injured or killed. Good job.

Please drive carefully and defensively! Our brave officers saved us from these speeding and illegally armed people. However, on the road beware, drive defensively. Such speeding fools may appear at any time, any place.

Danny I too feel bad for the police officers that were just doing their job and for the firemen and emts that all tried to save their lives. Such stupidity has brought not just sadness to the families of the deceased but also to those that tried. Our Emergency Responders put their lives on the line for all every day and they have to live with these deaths forever as well.

God bless these people through this time. Especially the parents of the deceased. Although it was stupidity that killed them they were still humans.

Very sad. My heart goes out tpo the family and the officers.

i knew one of them.. i believe, i just want to say god bless to the families and friends. this is just so sad.

It appears their friends and family are gathering at the crash site, I just passed a group of people there.

Thank goodness for those Police Officers. It will be less guns on the street. They certainly could not have been " good citizens". And yes we can feel sorry for their families.

My prayers to the young men's families. May both brothers rest in peace. I didn't know these two young men, however, theirs was a senseless death. I pray people have the education and decency to not use vile and vulgar comments, as these young men have family members and friends who read the patch.

Curious as to the exact location, can't help but wonder if it's in the same barely safe at speed limit bump over that bridge on the south end of Shafto right before the ice rink that already claimed a girl's life when a truck lost control there and crossed over into oncoming traffic shortly after it was reconstructed.

People...These are young men. Maybe the act of the driver caused this tragedy, but keep in mind that lives were lost. We can feel for the public servants that risked their lives, but that is the careers they've chosen. What's done is done unfortunately. What concerns me the most is the mother of these young men. She didn't ask for this. So instead of focusing on the act, try focusing on the family and friends that experiencing the heartache and pain of losing two of their own.

As this is NJ, I predict a big pay day for the families of those killed.

Thank you to all that left kind comments for my sister and our family!

Thank you to all the people who give condolences we all make mistakes they were wrong for being armed but i just understand why they had to go so soon they both have kids i love u cousin keyona stay strong rip even though yall were cousins yall were like a nother set of brothers rest peacefully

How can one not focus on the act? They were criminals, and it was their chosen path that evening to drive in a vehicle with loaded weapons. If you carry illegal weapons, break the law, flee from the law, then you should suffer either the legal consequences or the finality of your poor decisions.

Even though it was two lives that were lost it was THEIR DECISION to RUN from the police. They made that choice and these were the consequences. Thank god it wasn't innocent people that got killed in the accident.

If we all lost our lives because of a bad choice we made, most of us would be gone. This is a sad, sad tragedy, and I pray that the family of these young men find some type of peace at this horrible time. Our children don't always do as we hope they would do or live the life we want them to live, bit that doesn't mean their lives are worthless. GOD BLESS OUR CHILDREN.

Thank you mother of five. Our town family needs to pray for this family and not judge. My sons are affected tonite by the loss of these men. Let's help our neighbors and be of to others in need today

Looks like FIRST AMMENDMENT doesn't count on the Patch.

Thank you for saving my tax dollars, I don't have to feed, clothe and pay for a lengthy trial. My sympathy here.

May these 2 brothers rest in peace.. let's leave judgement for the lord! I pray that their parents get through this rough time without dealing with negative minded folks posting hurting comments in their time of greif! God bless their parents who are trying to stay afloat! For you righteous folks above, ask yourself, how would you feel if it was your 2 sons? Please stop judging as your judgement will be measured equally when you stand before the all mighty on your day! May God Bless ALL of our children!!

I meant "hurtfull comments" for the sarcastic folks out there....

OK...As I said in my earlier post, "Whats done is done." I never once said to feel sorry for the men who lost their lives. I was more concerned about their mother and what she is feeling right now. Some of us don't know the pain of losing one child, but she is suffering the loss of two. . I never once said that the police were wrong either. And mother of 5..you said it best "Our children don't always do what we hope." Thank you mother of 5. Those men are no longer here. What you say about them won't matter a bit to them. Their mother and families and friends are suffering. I am sorry for their loss.

sounds like thugs to me. Judgmental of me? Sure. But if the gun was legal, they wouldn't have run. IMO only criminals run from cops, I have yet to hear of anyone who was innocent take off in a high speed chase for getting pulled over. Just saying

TS- Agree 100%

If u have negative things to say you shouldn't leave a comment. If you were in their shoes you wouldn't want no one saying anything negative about your family

I can't bare the thought of loosing a child, but two? My heart goes out to this mother and her family, Regardless what crime committed they are still someones children, So very sad. Parents should talk to there children more about the severity of breaking laws.. Being a thug, criminal or what have you is not cool and there will be a price paid.. In this case the ultimate price was paid... I dont think these kids realize the severity of carrying guns running from police no respect for the law or authority.. Also my heart goes out to the police Im sure their hearts are all heavy... God Bless and let teach our children better..

They did it to them selves. I feel sorry for the family but not for them, and to the person who made the under cover cop remark.... Why would they run if they were cops. I feel we probably saved lives by losing them, who were they gonna use the gun on or who did they kill. Probably why they ran.

I don't get why people are implying 'they' got what 'they' deserved, when in fact there was only one person driving. So the two passengers were just as responsible for the outcome? That's not very fair. I also have to question how much of a 'police chase' this was, if they only got a mile away before losing control. Sounds more like they were trying to make a quick getaway, rather than the image of a high-speed pursuit as is being portrayed. This is just a sad tragedy all around, and I feel for the families involved along with the police officers and first aiders who had to witness the aftermath of careless actions. I live in TF and am grateful none of my loved ones were impacted by this event.

I would NEVER be in their shoes..I dont carry guns and have loose ammo in my car or pockets...and I dont break the law :o) no sympathy here for them..THEY Hurt their family the public didnt

i can understand the sympathy for the family, but honeslty "kids just trying to have fun"? are u crazy? i dont no about any of you but my fun does not consist of carrying around loaded guns in my car and fleeing the police at high speeds putting innocent people and the police in danger. If they were "coming from a job" they wouldnt have ran all they would have to do is explain. This was just a case of kids not thinking right which led to this incident. Not only this but you would think they would have some common sense to put the gun somewhere else besides his lap. Why would u leave a gun in plain sight when a police officer was walking to your vehicle? Tinton Falls police is one of the best in NJ they all are amazing and most caring departments, i hope the best for the 2 officers that were involved. Not only did they do there job that night, they took CRIMINALS off the road along with there ILLEGAL weapons.

Going down there tomorrow to help plan funeral stay strong cousin keyona im here wen u need me and no one can explain it as well as u did mother of five but personally i think that they sped orf because you know how dops are we all make mistakes and im am really sad my aunt went to them and the was who was driving was to bad to see ill try and make it through ill miss them

It's sad that the driver made the choices he did - that is what killed these men. As to Cotton's comments about us not knowing that the guns are illegal... come on sir, be real. The only way those weapons are legal to be in a vehicle either loaded or with unsecured ammo nearby (as cited in the report) would be if the driver or occupants possessed a permit to carry - and those are almost impossible to get in NJ... it's possible that the guns were legal, but it is also possible that pigs can fly.

For NJ, it is illegal for a Gun and Bullets to be in the SAME compartment in any vehicle. A secured and LOCKED gun can be in the glove compartment while the bullets are locked in the trunk. I am sure this was not the case.

"Or maybe, just maybe the guns didnt belong to any of them just the car...." Yeah right. Did you forget to read this crucial paragraph....
"Incremona said investigators also found a loaded 9mm handgun and several rounds of .380 caliber rounds in a plastic bag in the car after the crash. Another round was found on one of the deceased occupants."

These punks were up to no good and the police had every right to go after them. My heart does go out to the cops who did their job as upholding the law and protecting citizens.

This is a tragedy on many scales, people are being judgemental because you normally would assume that who else could have been hurt or killed by the drivers action not only with the car but carrying guns usually leads to no good. I have three children and they would not even know where to get a gun. Why-I have dedicated many years of teaching them what is right and wrong. That being said it is a big price to pay especially when live's were lost, if this story is to help another family get help for there children who may think that is cool to behave like this, get you children help even if you have to involve the police or your church if you believe their Doing things you can't control. In the end a family is devastated these Young people are gone and police doing there job will also live with this for years. I am sure they have families too and will always pray for the loss of these souls that were taken much too young.

Instant justice

After reading the comments on this page, I realize that as a country, we are doomed. I'm sorry, upstanding citizens do not ride around town with loaded weapons in plain sight.
Stop making excuses people! They were up to no good for sure.
I own guns, and when I go to the range they are locked in the trunk and unloaded.

Birds of a feather flock together

Hey Cotton, How dare the driver of that vehicle put police and citizens in danger by driving carelessly and recklessly be disregarding the traffic laws of this state! You don't seem to answer that, yet you elude that you know the answers of every aspect here. Are they outstanding citizens? Are they in school or hard workers? Do they have the required permits for those handguns? Do they have arrest records or outstanding warrants for their arrest? So many questions no answers.

I am sure by now the police and prosecutor's office have the answers by now. This could have been much worse than it was had a child crossing the street been killed due the driver's total negligence and disregard of the law.

The police were doing the job my hard earned tax dollars mandate them to do. And, they were upholding their respective oaths of office--that if they violate--people would be screaming for their heads.

My hats are off to the police for taking two guns off the road and on manical driver off the road. It's sad that the driver also took the life of his associate in the vehicle--but that would be HIS fault--not that of the police.

I forgot to add: What about the second amendment?? Are these people in law enforcement? Are they members of the military? Do they have permits issued by their local law enforcement authority? If the answer is no to any of the above questions, they are in violation of New Jersey criminal statutes regarding the illegal possession of a weapon.

Very sad situation, I feel bad for their parents. Right or wrong please do not make this more unbearable for them.

Lets see: car chase at reckless and dangerous speeds--putting the people in the car including the police following them and bystanders in major jeopardy--CHECK; Weapons in vehicle--hmmmm, tough one, but I will say it is not normal to flee with weapons in the vehicle unless they were used or were about to be used. Sounds like the evidence is compelling and overwhelming that wrong doing and nefarious activity was taking place. OK , I believe I answered the questions.

No one knows the EXACT details of what took place besides the deceased, the officers, and the survivor. And not even the cops know the events prior to them pulling over the car. These young men made mistakes, yes, but I agree that people are so quick to speak speculation as fact. Everyone wants to play judge judy and speak on how they were DEFINITELY up to no good. We just simply dont know. Those boys were sons, fathers, cousins, and friends to many. Its not fair to pass judgement because some of US have family and friends or have commited crimes of our own and were never caught. We ALL make mistakes big or small. Why not be kind enough to atleast just offer condolensces to the family. Leave the negativity aside. Yes it's your right to say what you want but that doesnt mean you always have to! May God bless the Adams, Womack and Crawford family and all those affected by this tragedy.

NO ONE has any right to judge another person or persons. NO ONE should have to die a tragic death. Every one should let the family of these young men grieve with honor and dignity. The mother of these boys carried them in her womb for nine months, she felt them move, and grow; now she must bury them. The circumstances of their death is mute. There is no need for negative comments and judgement. Let is go!!

Let it go!

Hmm why did my comment get deleted. It wasn't vulgar or inappropriate

im pretty sure everyone on the comment page a family member who have made a bad decision in there life, if not yourself, however those two brothers are gone now and the other youngman is fighting for his life, no one deserves to die !! to be so coldhearted and ignorant on this page is really disrespectful to the family!!!! !!! ok granted someone was fullyloaded in the car, they never said who had it, the youngman pulled off out of fear because of what was in the car inwhich cost them there lives, that right there dont make them bad men, u guys are judging these youngmen because of the gun and the chase, gun wasnt fired, thugs would have fired !! all we know they could have been transporting the guns to someone and just got caught in the process, who knows and guess what we will never know !!! I dont know the family but as a mother, my heartbreaks for the young lady who loss her two sons and for the mother who son is in critical condition !! everyone who is passing judgement have or had some type of criminal activity in there lives, rather it was them or there child or a family member !!! may god continue blessing this family and put a heart inside the chest of theses coldhearted people on this comment page, one day it could be u!!

I keep reading how nobody on here knows what happened and therefore comments should not be made. Here is what we know: 3 people were in a car with handguns. The handguns were obviously in plain sight so it is safe to assume that all 3 occupants knew the weapons were there. So we can can blame the driver for taking off and blame the driver for the accident but you cannot excuse the other 2 occupants completely. They were responsible for where they were at the time of the accident and as such responsible for the outcome their lack of good judgement caused to occur. Lastly I keep reading how these were good boys who died tragically. They were men who made a bad decision and based on stories both on here and other newspapers it was not their first bad decisions in life. Bottom line is if you live that kind of life BAD things will happen to you and those around you. We need to stop making excuses for the decisions people make in life.

Really???? Can we put it to rest. This mother lost 2 of her children.
“God, bring comfort and peace. Peace is your essence. Peace is your name. Bring peace to this family who has lost their precious child in death.
We come to you, God because we know that you sorrow, and are acquainted with grief. You too have endured the loss of a child. You empathize.
We can’t help but ask, “Why?” Forgive our insistence, our confusion, even our anger. We believe that you are just, and we ache to understand how this tragic death is an expression of that justice, how it expresses your love. We also know – in our minds at least – that you seldom answer the “why?” question. We press you, but on these matters you are mostly silent.
What we ask instead is “how?” How can we move forward? How can this bring us together and not tear us apart? How can we now live under the shadow of this untimely death? Answer this prayer with your comfort and guidance.
There is no way to remove the pain. The grief is real. The only sanity is to know, to believe, in a life beyond with you, when all the scales are righted and the sufferings are made good. We trust you and your promise that while this child’s life on earth is done, his life beyond has just begun. With that release we lose him and let him go into your arms, then by faith receive in return the boundless comfort of your presence. That is all, that is enough. In Jesus.”
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this is why NJ needs a concealed weapon permit law, oh wait these guys were criminals.

@Lynda. Give it a rest. Misery really must love company.

@Tara...I can't imagine loosing a child, never mind 2. I pray for their family because no parent should ever have to bury a child. You are the one who said they were young men out having a good time, what does that have to do with misery loves company?

Everytime I hear about things like this that happen close to home I used to think it was bad guys from out of town. It is scary to think that these local guys were driving around with guns and ammo, nothing good could have come from it. The cops aren't perfect, but running from them is obviously a mistake.