Motorcyclist, Freehold Twp Police Officer Hurt In Serious Crash

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ — An on-duty Freehold Township police officer and a motorcyclist both were injured in a crash Sunday afternoon on Route 537, the Monmouth County prosecutor's office said Sunday evening.

Both drivers were taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune for treatment, the statement from the prosecutor's office said. No information about either the officer or the motorcyclist was released Sunday.

The crash between the motor vehicle and the motorcycle happeened at 2:22 p.m. at the intersection of Route 537 and Kozloski Road, the prosecutor's office said. It remains under investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART) and Freehold Township Police Department.

The prosecutor's office said more details will be released as they become available.

The intersection was closed for several hours while authorities investigated the scene.

Note: This article was updated with information released by the Monmouth County prosecutor's office.

Route 537 at Kozloski Road, image via Google Maps