Bicyclist, 18, Injured In Princeton Avenue Crash: Brick Police

BRICK, NJ — An 18-year-old was seriously injured Wednesday when he turned his electric bicycle into the path of an SUV on Princeton Avenue and was hit, Brick police said Thursday.

Donovan Martinez, 18, of Brick was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune for treatment after the crash, which happened shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, Brick Patrol Officer Victoria Finelli said.

Martinez was riding a black Jetson Bolt Pro Electric bicycle east in the bicycle lane on Princeton Avenue near Windward Beach Park. At the same time, Jennifer Amato, 41, of Brick, was driving east on Princeton Avenue in a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Finelli said.

As Amato neared where Martinez was on Princeton Avenue, Martinez turned left in an attempt to cross Princeton, and right into Amato's path, leading to the crash just west of the intersection with Stoneham Drive, Finelli said.

Martinez was thrown from the bicycle, she said.

Brick Township Police patrol units and its Emergency Medical Services along with Robert Wood Johnson paramedics responded, Finelli said. One lane of Princeton Avenue was closed in the area for about two hours while the crash was investigated by the traffic safety division.

That investigation is continuing, Finelli said.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or may have information relating to the crash is asked to call Patrolman Daniel Fogarty at 732-262-1141.

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