Overview

• Walsh’s 2022 Ford Explorer crossed into oncoming traffic in Rumson on Aug. 17 and hit two utility poles while carrying his wife, two children, and another passenger, with two people treated at a hospital for pain.
• A police report says Walsh told officers he had been drinking and that an open cooler bag with multiple empty and open White Claw cans was found in the SUV.
• Witnesses reported the SUV swerved before the crash and said Walsh’s wife was heard yelling to remove a bag from the back seat before police arrived.
• Walsh provided a consensual blood sample; results are pending and no DWI charge has been filed, though he received six citations including open container, reckless driving, and failure to keep right.
• A representative says Walsh suffered a sudden stroke and that his BAC tested below the legal limit, a claim police have not confirmed; a court date is set for Sept. 10.