FATAL PEDESTRIAN MVA – Clayton – Gloucester County
Press Release from Clayton Chief of Police Andrew Davis
On Sunday, December 15th at approximately 8:38 PM Matthew A. Gergely a 26 year old male resident of Clayton, was walking south in the northbound lane of the 1100 block of North Delsea Drive. Mr. Gergely was struck by a 2013 Nissan Versa, driven by a 19 year old Monroeville resident. Mr. Gergely was airlifted to Cooper Hospital and was pronounced dead at 10:41PM. Police officers making an initial investigation has revealed that Mr. Gergely was walking or standing in the travel portion of North Delsea Dr. wearing dark clothing at a section of roadway which was also dark. The driver of the 2013 Nissan Versa stopped at the scene and has cooperated with the investigation. No charges have been filed at this time. The investigation is ongoing.