Berkeley Roads Targeted In Monthly Traffic Safety Detail

BERKELEY, NJ — The final Goal: Zero traffic safety detail is set this Thursday in several Ocean County towns.

Berkeley Township Police Chief Kevin Santucci announced that his agency is one of many in the county participating in the traffic detail from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 30, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Nearby, Beachwood, Seaside Park and more will also be participating.

This high-visibility county-wide traffic enforcement detail is set to address the rise in traffic deaths in New Jersey. As of Oct. 27, 2025, 471 people have lost their lives on New Jersey roadways, and 52 of those deaths occurred in Ocean County, Billhimer said.

“Our mission is not to maximize citations, but to minimize loss of life. Goal: Zero serves as a means to achieve safer roadways, with the ultimate goal of reaching zero fatalities and serious injuries. Every life saved is the true measure of success of this initiative,” Billhimer said.

The Goal: Zero initiative is held the last Thursday of every month from March to October.

Holmdel Township Patrolman Matt Menosky was the catalyst behind the 2024 Goal: Zero campaign, which brought together 36 municipalities to target dangerous driving behaviors.

These towns will be participating:

• Berkeley
• Seaside Park
• Seaside Heights
• Toms River
• Lavallette
• Brick
• Mantoloking
• Bay Head
• Point Pleasant Borough
• Point Pleasant Beach
• Stafford
• Harvey Cedars
• Long Beach Township
• Beach Haven
• Surf City
• Barnegat
• Manchester
• Ocean Township (Waretown)
• Lakewood
• Beachwood
• Plumsted
• Lacey
• Ship Bottom
• Little Egg Harbor
• Jackson