Prosecutor: Fatal Friday Night Accident Under Investigation

A fatal Friday night collision involving an SUV and a dirt bike is under investigation, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Saturday.

The victim of the fatality in Aberdeen has been identified as 40-year-old Clifford Walton of the Cliffwood Beach section of the township.

The incident …

Just before 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct.14, members Aberdeen police responded to the area of Arlington Avenue and Gordon Street on a report of a serious collision. There they found the two involved: a 34-year-old male resident of Aberdeen who was driving a Jeep Cherokee and Walton and his Kawasaki dirt bike.

At the scene there were no passengers in or on either vehicle. Walton had sustained serious injuries as a result of the collision and was rushed to Bayshore Medical Center, Holmdel, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Friday. The driver of the SUV, who remained on the scene, was not seriously injured.

The collision is under joint investigation by members of the Aberdeen Township Police Department, the MCPO Fatal Accident Unit, and the multi-jurisdictional Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART). Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact MCPO Detective Brian Boryszewski at 800-533-7443 or Aberdeen Police Department Patrolman John Palumbo at 732-566-2054.

Anyone who prefers to remain anonymous but has information about this or any incident can submit a tip to Monmouth County Crime Stoppers by: calling their confidential telephone tip-line at 1-800-671-4400; downloading and using the free P3 Tips mobile app (available on iOS and Android — https://www.p3tips.com/1182); calling 800-671-4400; or going to the website at www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com.

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