Christopher Bucceroni is accused of leaving the scene of an accident

GLOUCESTER TWP. — An off-duty police officer seriously injured a teenager in a hit-and-run crash here last month, authorities said.

According to the Camden County District Attorney’s Office, Christopher Bucceroni, 28, was driving his personal vehicle when he struck an 18-year-old bicyclist on Erial Road at about 2:25 a.m. on June 20.

Bucceroni, who has served with the Gloucester Township police for nine years, turned himself in on June 21 at around 3:45 p.m., prosecutors said Monday.

The West Deptford resident was charged with a third-degree misdemeanor for leaving the scene of a car accident, causing serious bodily injury.

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The cyclist, who is merely a resident of the community, remains in critical condition in hospital.

The investigation is still ongoing, the public prosecutor’s office said.

Bucceroni has been suspended without pay with the intention of his termination, Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins said in a statement.

“I can assure the community that we are disappointed and that this behavior will not be tolerated by me or anyone else here,” the police chief said.

He urged the public not to judge members of the police department “by the actions of this one off-duty officer.”

Bucceroni never stopped at the scene of the accident, where the cyclist was found on the roadway near Blackwood-Clementon Road, the July 3 statement said.

Harkins said township officials “worked diligently throughout the next day to identify the suspect vehicle and driver.”

The investigation was handed over to the public prosecutor’s office after Bucceroni handed over his 2020 Toyota Rav 4.

Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call District Attorney Samuel Funches at 856-397-4000 and Stephen Marakowski at 856-225-2788.

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