A Sea Girt police officer struck a building with his patrol vehicle while on duty Tuesday afternoon; and, the cause of the collision is under investigation, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced on Wednesday.

Shortly after 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, the 27-year-old Class II officer was responding to a first-aid call originating from the 1000 block of Ocean Avenue when his 2019 Ford Explorer left the roadway and drove onto a property on the 100 block of Beacon Boulevard, according to the preliminary investigation.  

The vehicle struck a cottage on the property and came to rest after striking a trailer. No one was home at the property at the time. Neither the officer nor civilians were injured.

The officer was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center Trauma Unit in Neptune City, where he agreed to provide a blood sample and turn over his cell phone to investigators with the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART). Monmouth County Fleet Services towed the vehicle back to the Monmouth County Central Motor Pool for further investigation.

The officer, who joined the Sea Girt Police Department in June, has since been discharged from the hospital.  

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

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