Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Dies After Manahawkin Crash: Police
The 19-year-old motorcyclist crashed into a van heading in the opposite direction near East Bay Avenue, Stafford police said.
MANAHAWKIN, NJ — A motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a van near East Bay Avenue in Stafford Township Wednesday afternoon, Stafford police said.
Dylan Destefano, 19, of Manahawkin, was driving a Honda motorcycle on Hilliard Boulevard when he crashed into the front of a Dodge Ram van driven by a 28-year-old Manahawkin resident heading the opposite direction shortly before 3 p.m. on Oct. 12, police said.
Destefano sustained "significant" injuries during the crash and was pronounced dead at Southern Ocean Medical Center, police said.
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Police detoured traffic around the crash site for about one and a half hours Wednesday.
The Stafford Township Traffic Safety Bureau is currently investigating. Any witnesses are asked to contact Traffic Safety Officer Giovanni DeMarco 609-597-1189 Ext 8456 or gdemarco@staffordpolice.org.
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Police are not releasing any additional information at this time.
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