TOMS RIVER – A patrol officer from the township police department was struck by a vehicle at the scene of an earlier accident, sending them to a local hospital.
Police said that an accident took place on December 29 on Route 9 near Stevens Road.
A Patrol Officer had been directing traffic at the scene when they were hit by a vehicle being driven by a family member responding to the initial accident.
The officer, who wasn’t identified, was taken to Ocean University Medical Center in Brick for treatment of minor injuries.
Both accidents remain under investigation.
