Crime & Safety

Roadside Memorial for Deltufo

The victim of a motorcycle crash in Short Hills last week was a Livingston firefighter.

A roadside memorial on White Oak Ridge Road in Short Hills has been set-up to remember Anthony J. Deltufo, the volunteer fireman from Livingston who died in a motorcycle crash there last weekend.

Deltufo, 54, died from the injuries he suffered when his motorcycle collided with a car on the curve of the road near the Livingston border. Deltufo was a Livingston volunteer firefighter.

The funeral for Deltufo was on Thursday. While Livingston firefighters attended the funeral,  a crew of Millburn firefighters were on duty in Livingston for coverage.

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The 30-year-old passenger on Deltufo's motorcycle also suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital. She was treated and released. Both were ejected from the motorcycle, police said. The 63-year-old driver of the Volvo involved in the crash did not complain of injuries.

The accident occurred at about 10:40 p.m. on Saturday when the 2000 Volvo traveling southbound on White Oak Ridge Road and the 2008 Harley Davidson  traveling northbound collided. The vehicles hit near the end of the curve located between between 590-596 White Oak Ridge Road. 

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