Christopher Bucceroni, 28, a Gloucester Township police officer from West Deptford, was off-duty and driving his personally-owned vehicle, a 2020 Toyota RAV4, when he struck the 18-year-old bicyclist around 2:30 a.m. June 20, on Erial Road and Blackwood-Clementon Road, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay said alongside Bucceroni’s chief, David Harkins.
Bucceroni, a nine-year GTPD officer, surrendered the day after the crash, Harkins and MacAulay said.
He was charged with third-degree Knowingly Leaving the Scene of a Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, the prosecutor and the chief said on Tuesday, July 2.
Bucceroni has been suspended without pay, with the intent to dismiss, the chief said.
The bicyclist was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where he remains in critical condition as of Tuesday, July 2.
“Our heartfelt prayers and wishes for a full and speedy recovery, go out (to) the victim and his family,” the chief said. “We would ask that we not be judged by the off-duty actions of this one officer.”