Easter Sunday crash claims one life BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer METUCHEN - A 21-year-old borough man died in the early morning of Easter Sunday when his 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass was traveling westbound on Route 27 and crossed into the eastbound lane, hitting a sign post and then slamming into a tree near the intersection of Grant Court past Lake Avenue at 12:46 a.m. on April 8, police said. Ivan A. Martynovich, who was driving his vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene, when the driver's-side door of his vehicle slammed into the tree, which caused Martynovich to be ejected from his vehicle, police said. Martynovich's front passenger, a 21-year-old man, was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, police said. Police said the crash is still under investigation to see if speed or alcohol was a factor in the crash. Family and friends of Martynovich held a vigil at the tree, which is decorated with balloons and flowers, on April 9.