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Off-Duty Jersey City Officer Morton Otundo Killed In Motorcycle Crash Off-Duty Jersey City Officer Morton Otundo Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Off-Duty Jersey City Officer Morton Otundo Killed In Motorcycle Crash An off-duty Jersey City police officer was killed in a crash with another vehicle while riding his motorcycle early Friday morning, authorities said. Morton Otundo, 40, was heading east on Communipaw Avenue when he collided with a Ford Escape heading west and turning left onto Woodward Street around 2 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Otundo was  rushed to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 2:30 a.m., Suarez said. The other driver, 30 years old, was taken to JCMC for evaluation. The events surrounding the crash remain under investigation by th…

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