Traffic Safety

Traffic Safety Division

Telephone- (732) 657-2009

Ptl. Douglas P. Higgins	Ext- 2189	Email
Ptl Antonio Ellis	Ext-2143	Email
Ptl Thomas O'Hare	Ext-1451	Email
Ptl Paul Bachovchin	Ext-1456	Email

The Manchester Township Police Departments Traffic Safety Unit
Established in 1971
By Chief of Police H.R. Payne (Ret.)

Education, Engineering, and Enforcement

The Traffic Safety Section is comprised of highly skilled police officers whose training and expertise provide valuable services to the citizens of Manchester Township and the surrounding communities.

The unit started many educational programs within the Manchester School system. Some of these programs were:

	Safety Patrol (School/Bus)
	Strong Kids Safe Kids
	Easy Steps Pedestrian Program
	Stranger Program
	Bus Evacuation Drills
	Danger Zones School Bus Safety Program
	High School DWI Program
	Bike Safety Program
	Halloween Safety
	Continuing Police Education Program
	Child Restraint Education

For The Adult Community the Unit provided:

National Safety Councils Defensive Driving Program- This program was given to over twenty thousand people ranging an age of seventeen and up.

The Unit supports the Ocean County Police Academy, teaching Police recruits Defensive Driving, Emergency Vehicle Operations, High Speed Pursuit, and Accident Investigation, and is also an integral part of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Fatal Accident Team

The Traffic Safety Unit has conducted engineering studies focusing on roadway safety in Manchester.. The product of these studies has led to the installation of more than Four Hundred Stop Signs, and over One Hundred Speed Signs. Data collection and analysis also help identify hazardous roadway locations.

These officers review over Eight Hundred accident reports per year, for statistical purposes and later for data collection. This unit is On-Call 24/7 and respond to, and investigate all fatal or other serious accidents which may require their expertise in accident reconstruction. On average, Manchester experiences Eight(8) fatal accidents per year from one to multi-vehicle collisions, or pedestrian, bicycle, or motorcycle.

Traffic Safety Concerns Or Questions

Please contact the above officers at their respective extensions. If they are not available please leave a message and they will contact you as soon as possible