Juvenile Severely Injured When Dirt Bike Collides With Chevy Blazer In Berkeley

A juvenile who was riding a dirt bike in the area behind Route 9 known as "Johnson's Pit" suffered severe trauma after he collided with a 1993 Chevy Blazer collided on Sunday afternoon, Police Chief Karin T. DiMichele said.

The boy was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, the chief said.

The accident is under investigation by the Berkeley police department's traffic bureau, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and the Ocean County Sheriff's Department, she said.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Berkeley Township Traffic Safety Bureau at 732-341-1132 x 2125.

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