23-Year-Old Lakewood Police Officer Killed In Crash Is ID'd

LAKEWOOD – Friends are paying tribute to an up-and-coming 23-year-old police officer who was killed in a crash on Saturday and was later identified.

Officer Nicklas Shimonovich was killed in a crash in Jackson, according to the Lakewood Police Department.

Shimonovich was involved in an off-duty motorcycle accident in Jackson Township on Saturday afternoon and sustained life threatening injuries, police said.

The crash took place around 5 p.m. on Thompson Bridge Road in Jackson, according to The Asbury Park Press.

He was transported to Monmouth Medical Southern Campus were he succumbed to his injuries a short time after the accident, police said.

The accident is under investigation by the Jackson Township Police Department and the Ocean County Prosecutors Office, police said.

Shimonovich was hired in March 2018 and was assigned to the patrol division on the evening shift.

"He was well respected by his peers, supervisors and the community he loved to serve. We ask that you keep him and his family and friends in your thoughts during this difficult time," the department said.