Saturday, June 27, 2015

1 MOTORCYCLIST TRAVELING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED GOT KILLED WHEN HE REAR-END A PARKED TRACTOR TRAILER IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY












JUNE 27, 2015

JERSEY CITY, NJ

A 23-year-old North Bergen man has died after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing into a parked tractor trailer in Jersey City last night, police confirmed.

The man, whose name has not yet been released by authorities, was in critical condition when he was taken to Jersey City Medical Center- Barnabas Health last night, where he underwent surgery, hospital spokesman Mark Rabson said.

According to an accident report, a witness told police he saw the accident from the parking lot of Mana Contemporary at 888 Newark Ave. and said the motorcyclist was traveling east at "a high rate of speed" when he ran into the rear of a tractor trailer parked on Newark Avenue.

He also said the man fell off his bike and landed in the westbound lane of traffic, police said. Another witness provided a similar account of the accident.  

EMS who arrived at the scene found the man unconscious with an open chest injury, an "amputated right elbow" and a right pelvis injury, according to the report.

Witnesses pointed out to police the area where the man lost control of his motorcycle in the eastbound lane, which "displayed an extremely uneven pavement and resembled an area where possibly previous construction was completed," the report stated.

The truck is registered to a company in California, according to the accident report. Upon further investigation, no summonses were issued, police said. 

This young man obviously had a death wish and was playing Russian roulette by high speed traveling in a very densely populated area.  He reached his final destination.  Hopefully other young people will learn from this tragedy and avoid these crazy stunts, if they want to live.
Source: http://www.nj.com