At 4:38 a.m., an Evesham Township police officer was attempting to perform a motor vehicle stop, the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. As the vehicle was driving, it collided with a second vehicle near Route 73 and Lincoln Drive, authorities said.
The driver of the first vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The police vehicle was not involved in the crash, authorities said. The man killed in the crash has not been identified.
Residents should avoid the area of Route 73 between Greentree Road and Lincoln Drive due to road closures, Evesham police said.
This incident is being investigated by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, police said.
The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (“OPIA”) is investigating the circumstances of this death. A 2019 statute, N.J.S.A. 52:17B-107(a)(2), requires that the Attorney General’s Office conduct all investigations when a person’s death occurs during an encounter with a law enforcement officer acting in the officer’s official capacity or while the decedent is in custody. The purpose of this law is for the public to have confidence that the investigation is done fully, fairly, impartially, and independently of any potential bias.
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