Three people are recovering from injuries resulting from this morning's horrific head-on crash between a Jeep and a street sweeper on Route 9 in Toms River.

Remnants of vehicles in head-on crash in Toms River (Toms River Police Dept.)
Remnants of vehicles in head-on crash in Toms River (Toms River Police Dept.)
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According to police, Michael Dorsey, 21, of Toms River was behind the wheel of the SUV that hurtled into the truck just north of Silverton Road about 5:30 AM.

The sweeper driver, Jose Saravia-Alfaro, 26, of Union, told police that he was northbound on 9 when the speeding Jeep veered out of its southbound lane in his direction.

Street Sweeper and Jeep in Toms River head-on crash (Toms River PD)
Street Sweeper and Jeep in Toms River head-on crash (Toms River PD)
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Dorsey told investigators that he had no recollection of the collision and that he might have been asleep at thw wheel.

Saravia-Alfaro and a passenger in the sweeper, Martinez Lopez, 27, of Rahway, were rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune.

wobmDorsey sustained a leg injury and was treated at Community Medical Center in Toms River.

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