LAKEWOOD – An off-duty Ocean County Sheriff’s Department officer died in a fatal crash near the Lakewood-Brick Township border early this morning, police said.
Around 3:45 a.m. a passing motorist called police to report the crash, Lakewood Captain Gregory Staffordsmith said.
According to investigation, 41-year-old Officer Brian Stockhoff of Jackson was driving south on Shorrock Street when he hit a brick wall outside of the Leisure Village East community. The car came to a stop near Dumbarton Drive.
Stockhoff succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on the scene by paramedics, Staffordsmith said.
Lakewood Officer Tymur Zavalnyuk responded to the scene as well as Brick Township Police, and the road was closed for more than five hours.
At this time, the incident is still under investigation by the Lakewood Police Department Traffic Safety Unit and the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office.
Staffordsmith thanked the Brick Township Police Department, Lakewood Emergency Medical Services and the Hackensack Meridian Medic Unit for their assistance.
“In addition, we would like to extend our sincere condolences to the Stockhoff family and his brothers and sisters at the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department,” Staffordsmith said.
