Scooter rider killed in crash in Ocean involving township police officer, other vehicles

OCEAN−A male riding a motorized scooter on Route 35 Monday night was killed in a collision involving an on-duty township police officer and several other vehicles, authorities said.

The New Jersey Attorney General's Office is investigating the fatality since it involved a law enforcement officer.

The crash happened shortly after 9 p.m. on Route 35 South near Sunset Avenue, the Attorney General's Office said in a statement.

The male scooter rider died at the scene. There were no other injuries, according to the statement.

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Neither the name of the victim nor the officer involved, nor any further details of the collision were released.

Since the passing of a 2019 law, the Attorney General's Office has investigated in-custody deaths and those otherwise involving law enforcement officers.

Ken Serrano covers breaking news, crime and investigations. Reach him at 732-643-4029 or at kserrano@gannettnj.com.

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