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14-Year-Old Motorcyclist Injured In Hit, Run Crash, Man Arrested: Hudson County Prosecutor
A 38-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged on Monday, March 10 following a hit and run crash that seriously injured a teenage motorcyclist last September, authorities said.
At 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 10:30 a.m., Jersey City police responded to a crash between a motorcycle and sedan, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The motorcycle operator, a 14-year-old boy, suffered a serious injury to a lower extremity, Suarez said. The sedan, operated by Nicholas Ortiz, did not remain on the scene, Suarez said.
Ortiz was charged with knowingly leaving the scene o…
Motorcyclist Killed, Group He Was Riding With Flees Crash Scene In Hamilton: Police
A motorcycle group fled the scene, after one of their riders, an 18-year-old Sicklerville resident was killed in a crash in Hamilton Township on Sunday, March 9, authorities said.
At 6:15 p.m., Alexander Thomas was riding westbound near Lalor Street and Bunting Avenue with a group of motorcyclists and quad riders, Hamilton Township police said.
The group was reportedly driving recklessly in the oncoming lane when Thomas attempted to pass a quad rider, police said. In the process, he collided with the rear of the quad, lost control, and crashed, police said.
Thomas was pronounced dead at th…
Man Traumatically Injured In Motorcycle Crash In Mahopac, Airlifted To Hospital
A 50-year-old man suffered traumatic injuries and was airlifted to a hospital after crashing his motorcycle in the Hudson Valley.
The crash happened in Putnam County on Sunday, Jan. 12 around 12:30 p.m., when a motorcycle crashed on Croton Falls Rd. (Route 34) in Mahopac after failing to negotiate a turn, losing control, and hitting a guardrail, Carmel Police Lt. Michael Bodo said on Monday, Jan. 13.
The rider, a 50-year-old Mahopac resident, suffered traumatic injuries to his lower body and pelvic area, Bodo said.
After the crash, he was taken to the Mahopac Fire Department firehous…
PA Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In NJ Turnpike South Brunswick Crash: State Police
A 24-year-old motorcyclist from Pennsylvania was killed in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike Friday night, Dec. 6, state police said.
Troopers responded to the northbound inner roadway near milepost 77 in South Brunswick at approximately 7:48 p.m. following a report of a crash, officials said.
A preliminary investigation revealed that Torbjorn Vetland, of Stroudsburg, PA, was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on the right shoulder when he struck the guardrail, causing the motorcycle to overturn. Vetland was ejected from the bike and died, state police said.
The crash remains …
34-Year-Old Dies From Injuries Month After Bellmore Crash
A man critically injured in a fiery crash on Long Island has died from his injuries, authorities announced Monday morning, Nov. 11.
Richard Sorrentino, age 34, of Queens, was pronounced dead by hospital staff on Friday, Nov. 8, Nassau County Police said.
The crash happened on Saturday, Oct. 12, around 6:55 p.m. in Bellmore.
Sorrentino was riding a black motorcycle westbound on Sunrise Highway near Rose Place when he struck a bicyclist attempting to cross the roadway.
The impact caused the motorcycle to catch fire, and Sorrentino was airlifted to a nearby hospital with severe tra…
Pottstown Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Deer, Family Grieves Their Loss
The family of a Montgomery County motorcyclist is grieving his death after he died from injuries sustained in a crash involving a deer.
Mikael Nihart, 25, of Pottstown, was riding a motorcycle west on Route 724 near Red Corner Road in Union Township, Berks County, when a deer ran out in front of him on Saturday, Nov. 2, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report.
Nihart was thrown from the motorcycle and struck a guiderail, the police report states. He was taken to Reading Hospital where he died from his injuries with his mother, Amy Hartman, by his side on Monday, Nov. 4.
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