Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said the Stone Harbor police officer, whose identity was not disclosed, was running when he encountered the group.
The Greater Wildwoods Tourism Authority board gave final approval for the show Thursday night making the “Wildwoods Thunder Over the Ocean Airshow" a go for early September over the boardwalk.
The news site Wildwood Video Archive reported the show, retitled "Wildwoods Thunder Over the Waves," was being organized by the same group that put together the Atlantic City show
Wildwood police chief Joseph Murphy acknowledged an officer ran over a woman who was taken via medical helicopter to a hospital and wished her a "speedy recovery."