Crime & Safety

Man Walking Naked Along Brick Street Hospitalized: Police

The man was seen walking along Chambers Bridge Road Saturday morning before a police officer found him.

The incident was captured on video taken at the intersection of Brick Boulevard and Chambers Bridge Road.
The incident was captured on video taken at the intersection of Brick Boulevard and Chambers Bridge Road. (Via Google Maps)

BRICK, NJ — A man seen on video Saturday morning walking along Chambers Bridge Road in the nude was suffering from a mental health episode, Brick Township police said.

The unidentified man, who was seen in the video crossing Brick Boulevard at Chambers Bridge Road, was spotted by a patrol officer, who stopped and took the man to the hospital for evaluation.

The video taken at the very busy intersection had been shared more than 1,500 times by Saturday afternoon. The man's name was not released.

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