Incident: Friday, October 16, 2026, shortly after 10 p.m., Route 47 South (Wildwood Boulevard), Middle Township, Cape May County, New Jersey.
A Middle Township police officer was seriously injured after being struck by a car while conducting a traffic stop on Route 47 South, according to the Middle Township Police Department as reported by NBC10 Philadelphia.
Police said the driver who hit the officer is suspected of being impaired.
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The officer was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center with serious injuries. As of 10:49 a.m. Saturday, the officer was listed in critical but stable condition, police said.
Bystanders and first responders gave the officer emergency medical aid at the scene before the officer was taken to the hospital, FOX 29 Philadelphia reported. Route 47 South was closed for about four hours while crash reconstruction investigators worked the scene.
The driver, a 36-year-old man from Erma, New Jersey, stayed at the scene and was taken into custody. Police said he was charged with driving while intoxicated and assault by auto, and was booked into the Cape May County Correctional Center.
The Middle Township Police Department’s Crash Investigation Team and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating. Anyone with information or video is asked to call Middle Township police at 609-465-8700.
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