Ocean Twp. Woman Killed In Bike-Truck Crash

OCEAN, NJ — A female bicyclist from Ocean Township has died as the result of a motor-vehicle crash in her town that happened Friday, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced Wednesday.

The crash occurred at approximately 8:29 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9: Ocean Twp. Police responded to a call of a crash involving a box truck and a bicyclist at the intersection of Roller and Deal roads.

The truck driver, a 33-year-old Keyport man, was travelling southbound on Roller Road in a 2017 Ford E-350 Econoline Box Truck when he stopped at a red light at the intersection of Deal Road.

At that same time, a bicyclist, later identified as Li Wang, 62, was riding her Schwinn bicycle on the sidewalk of Roller Road and stopped for the red light at the intersection of Deal Road.

When the light turned green, the driver of the box truck executed a left-hand turn onto Deal Road; at the same time, Wang proceeded to ride across the street in the marked crosswalk. As a result, the driver of the box truck collided with Wang, causing her to land off her bicycle, approximately 25 yards east of the crosswalk.

Wang was transported to a local hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at 10:14 a.m. that same day.

The driver of the box truck was uninjured in the crash. No summonses have been issued for the crash at this time.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information to assist the investigative team is urged to call MCPO Detective Brian Boryszewski at 800-533-7443 or Ocean Township Police Department Sergeant Alisa Marinez at 732-531-1800.