Retired LBI Officer Struck By Vehicle; Fundraiser For Family

SHIP BOTTOM, NJ — Scott Barr served the Ship Bottom Police Department for 25 years. The retired officer saw someone in need Saturday and decided to help.

Barr stopped to help at the scene of an accident on the Garden State Parkway. As Barr helped in the shoulder, a passing vehicle struck and severely injured him.

The retired officer is in the Atlantic City Regional Trauma Center's Critical Care Unit, according to a GoFundMe for his family. He is undergoing multiple procedures and surgeries.

"The Barr’s are an extremely loved and involved family in the local community," the online fundraiser says. "We are starting this GoFundMe page in an effort to assist the family that has given so much to everyone around them."

The GoFundMe has raised $5,855 of its $20,000 goal as of Thursday morning.

A benefit for the Barr family will also take place at 2 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Manahawkin Elks Lodge (520 Hilliard Blvd.). Tickets will cost $50 each. The event will include beer and wine.

When Superstorm Sandy turned Ship Bottom's streets into an extension of the ocean, SBPD used Barr's personal boat to navigate the streets, according to The Press of Atlantic City. Officers, including Barr, pushed the small boat through water and winds up to 65 mph.

Barr rescued a woman trapped in her vehicle that had stalled, where water was filling fast. He pulled the woman out of her car and took her to the hospital, where she was treated for hypothermia.

Click here to support the GoFundMe.

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