A court case that many Southern Ocean County residents have been following for over two years reached its conclusion last Friday.

On Jan. 30, 2021 at approximately 9:45 p.m. officers of the Little Egg Harbor Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash in the area of Radio Road and Baltusrol Court.

Michael Pillarella, then 26 years old and a Manahawkin resident, was traveling northbound on Radio Road in a 2017 Hyundai Elantra when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road and crossed over the center line, crashing into an oncoming 2006 Toyota XB.