Jackson Township Police Are Continuing To Search For A Vehicle That Caused A Crash The Killed A Bicyclist
Monday, June 10, 2024, 4:00 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ.- Members of the Jackson Township Police Department and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office are continuing their investigation and their search for the driver and the vehicle that caused a crash yesterday afternoon that claimed the life of a bicyclist and injured another driver.
According to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at 12:00 p.m., members of the Jackson Township Police Department responded to Farmingdale Road in the Township after receiving a 911 Emergency Call reporting a motor vehicle crash involving a car and a bicyclist.
Upon arrival, Police Officers learned that a 2017 Audi A4 was traveling westbound on Farmingdale Road when it swerved to avoid a head-on collision with a red-in-color Sport Utility Vehicle. In swerving into the left lane to avoid the head-on crash, the Audi struck a bicyclist. After striking the bicyclist the Audi then struck a tree. The red Sport Utility Vehicle continued driving eastbound on Farmingdale Road and left the scene.
As a result of the crash, the bicyclist was killed and pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the Audi received minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The continuing investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and the Jackson Township Police Department revealed that the vehicle that may have caused the crash is believed to be a Red or Maroon Hyundai and the operator of the vehicle is believed to be a Caucasian female and had a young male child in the car.
Anyone with additional information or who may have witnessed this crash is urged to contact Sergeant Brad Frank of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office at (732) 929-2027, Ext. 3689 or Sergeant Edward Travisano of the Jackson Township Police Department at (732) 928-1111.
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