N.J. Bicyclist Who Rode To Raise Money For MS Killed By Driver: Cops

A bicyclist who once rode 100 miles to raise money for multiple sclerosis awareness was killed in New Jersey Saturday after he was hit by an oncoming car, according to police.

Joseph Harvie, 36, of Monroe Township was riding on Mercer Street southbound near Airport Road in East Windsor Saturday when he was hit, police said in a news release.

Harvie was turning left onto Airport Road around noon when a southbound car crashed into his bike. Harvie was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Saturday afternoon where he died from his injuries, police said.

The driver of the car, 64-year-old Jake Hopfinger, of Hightstown, was not injured. No charges had been filed as of Sunday.

Harvie was an avid cyclist who loved dogs and participated in events that raised awareness of multiple sclerosis.

He asked people on Facebook last year to support his 100-mile bicycle ride to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

"I started riding because my cousin was diagnosed 15 years ago and I made a promise to her that I would keep pedaling until there was a cure," he wrote in one post. "Help make a difference in the lives of those living with MS."

Harvie worked for Monroe Township as the public information officer and worked for The Princeton Packet about 10 years ago, according to Linkedin.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.