Crime & Safety
22-Year-Old Killed In Motorcycle Crash Tuesday Morning In North Jersey
The crash is under investigation by the local police department's traffic bureau and the Morris County Sheriff's Office.
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — A motorcyclist is dead following an early-morning crash in a Morris County suburb on Tuesday, officials said.
Around 2:30 a.m., police were called to the intersection of Route 23 and Newark Pompton Turnpike in the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock Township on reports of a single-vehicle crash.
Authorities found that a 22-year-old woman riding a motorcycle had crashed and was pronounced dead at the scene, officials confirmed with Patch. It's not clear if she was the driver or a passenger at this time, but no other injuries were reported.
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The crash prompted a road closure in the area early Tuesday morning. The area reopened just after 7 a.m.
The crash is under investigation by the Pequannock Township Police Department's traffic bureau, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, and the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.
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