Franklin Township Police Investigation: Motorcycle Crash with Serious Injuries Requires Helicopter Transport

SOMERSET, NJ - Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella M. Maeweather announced an ongoing investigation into a serious motor vehicle crash.

Thursday night, at 7:36 PM, the Franklin Township Police Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle near 5 Manville Causeway, near Weston Canal Road, according to a news release.

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Maeweather says responding officers from the FTPD, Manville PD, South Bound Brook PD, and the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department performed lifesaving efforts on the victim, a 31-year-old unidentified male of Bound Brook, until care was turned over to emergency medical services.

New Jersey State Police’s NorthStar helicopter was requested, arrived on the scene, and transported the victim to a local area hospital for treatment of a serious head injury.

Police say the driver of the other vehicle was not injured.

The crash is under investigation by the FTPD’s Traffic Safety Bureau.

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A section of the Manville Causeway was closed for nearly three hours as a result of the crash.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Officer Robert Meyer at extension 3236 or at robert.meyer@franklinnj.gov.

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