July 16, 2024
MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MIDDLESEX)–Police say that on Tuesday July 16th, 2024 at approximately 11:00 a.m. Monroe Township Police Dispatch received several 911 calls reporting a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 33 and Applegarth Road involving a motorcycle.
Monroe Twp. Police Department, Monroe Twp. Fire Department & Monroe Twp. EMS arrived on scene within minutes and located the motorcycle (2023 Harley Davidson) and a SUV (2024 Ford Expedition) which collided within the intersection. The 74-year-old male motorcyclist of Monroe Twp. was lying in the intersection next to his motorcycle and suffered from a head, leg and arm injury. He was subsequently transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick by Monroe Twp. EMS with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital paramedics on board. The 58-year-old driver of the Ford Expedition (from Virginia) sustained a minor hand injury and was transported to Centra State Hospital in Freehold Twp. by Monroe Twp. EMS.
This crash is being investigated by Officer Matthew Mangarella of the Monroe Twp. Police Department Traffic Safety Division. At this time the cause of the crash is unknown. Anyone who might have witnessed this crash or has any information pertaining to this crash is asked to contact Officer Mangarella at 732-521-0222 Ext: 249.
