Middletown, NJ – On Friday, October 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM, the Middleton Township Police Department (MTPD) responded to State Route 36 near Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Earle for a report of a pedestrian who was struck by a motor vehicle. Upon arrival, officers located Dennis Bannon, 60, of Leonardo, laying in the roadway with serious bodily injuries.
The accident occurred on Route 36 in the northbound lanes of the highway, a short distance past the Main Gate entrance to NWS Earle. The initial investigation shows that Bannon was walking on the roadway prior to being struck by the vehicle. The driver, whose identity is not being released at this time, was cooperative with the MTPD during the investigation.
Bannon was treated and transported by Port Monmouth First Aid Squad to Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank where he was pronounced dead.
Police are asking for the help from anyone who would have been in the area of Route 36 and may have seen the victim prior to the time of the crash. Anyone with information that can assist in the investigation is asked to call Middletown Twp. Police Cpl. Michael Reuter at (732) 615-2045 or Det. Nicolas Logothetis of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at (800) 533-7443.
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Contact:
Deputy Chief Paul Bailey, Public Information Officer
Desk: (732) 615-2066
pbailey@middletownnj.org