Toms River Resident Struck By Police Vehicle

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Pedestrian Struck on Fischer Blvd and Adams Avenue

Location: Fischer Blvd & Adams Ave

On May 29, 2022, at around 10:00 p.m., Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said that the Toms River Township Police were notified that a pedestrian had been struck by a marked Toms River Township Police vehicle in the area of Fischer Boulevard and Adams Avenue.

William Carberry, 42, of Toms River, was attempting to cross Fischer Boulevard when he was struck by a Toms River Township Police vehicle traveling northbound on Fischer Boulevard, according to an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Vehicular Homicide Unit and the Ocean County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit.

Mr. Carberry was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune for treatment after being transferred to Community Medical Center in Toms River. He is listed in stable condition.

“Initial evidence indicates that Mr. Carberry was wearing dark clothing, appeared to be under the influence of alcohol and was crossing outside the designated crosswalk at the time he was struck,” Prosecutor Billhimer stated.

“This incident is currently under investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Vehicular Homicide Unit and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit” Prosecutor Billhimer concluded.

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