Route 88 To Be Closed In Brick Thursday For Investigation

BRICK, NJ -- Brick Township police are asking motorists to avoid Route 88 Thursday evening.

Route 88 will be closed from the interchange to Jack Martin Boulevard fom 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The investigation is a followup to the Aug. 3 crash that killed a Point Pleasant man.

Arthur W. Burke, 72, died at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, where he was taken following the accident, which happened about 10:15 p.m. near Post Road, Brick Sgt. Keith Donnelly said.

Burke was crossing Route 88 from the south side to the north about 100 feet east of Post Road when he stepped into the path of a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette. The driver told police he tried to avoid Burke but was unable to and hit him with the right bumper of the car.