CLINTON, NJ — A Flemington man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Saturday in Hunterdon County.
At around 3:50 p.m., a motorcycle crash was reported at County Road 629, north of the Cratetown Road intersection, in Clinton Township.
An initial investigation found that a Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck was entering a driveway when a 2025 Yamaha R1 crashed into the back passenger side and wheel of the pickup truck, according to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office(HCPO).
Clinton Township Police Officers immediately began rendering aid to the motorcyclist identified as Simon D. Zellin, 33, of Flemington.
The pickup truck driver was not injured, but a passenger had minor injuries and was treated at the scene, authorities said.
New Jersey State Police NorthStar took Zellin to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he died from his injuries.
The Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office's Serious Crash Investigation Team (SCIT) came to the scene along with Hunterdon Health Emergency Services, Annandale Hose Company, and South Branch Emergency Services.
The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to contact Detective John Laurencelle of the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office at 908-788-1129.
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