STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – A 15-year-old girl was struck and is in unknown condition at the hospital Wednesday evening. Police said at 7:70 pm, she was struck in the area of West Bay Avenue on Route 72.
On Wednesday evening, July 13th, 2022 at approximately 7:10 PM, the Stafford Township Police Department responded to the report of a pedestrian struck on Route 72 in the area of West Bay Avenue.
The Stafford Township Police Department reported a 2012 black Toyota Tacoma driven by Dale Ritchie, 22 years old of Manahawkin was merging onto Route 72 westbound from West Bay Avenue when his his vehicle struck a 15-year-old female from Barnegat.
” She had been attempting to cross Route 72 from the Holliday Inn with a group of friends when she was struck,” police said. “As a result of the accident, she was taken to Southern Ocean Medical Center, and later flown to Jersey Shore Medical Center with head and lower body injuries. There is no update available on her condition.”
This accident is currently under investigation by the Stafford Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bureau, and no charges have been filed.