Local Man And Woman Killed In Rumson Motorcycle Crash

RUMSON, NJ — A man and a woman were killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday evening on Hartshorne Road in Rumson, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni.

The crash happened at approximately 7:20 p.m. Saturday, May 18: John J. Berry Jr., 29, of Atlantic Highlands, and his passenger, Stephanie Hogan 28, of Red Bank, were riding a 2018 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle westbound on Hartshorne Road, approaching the intersection of Navesink Avenue where Hartshorne Road becomes Ridge Road.

That's when they struck a 2019 Jeep Wrangler driven by two teenagers, said the county prosecutor.

Both riders were ejected from the motorcycle and were critically injured. Berry and Hogan were pronounced dead at the scene at 8:02 p.m.

The driver of the Wrangler and one passenger, both minors, stopped and remained on scene. Because they are minors, the prosecutor's office said it would not be releasing any further details about what towns the minors live in.

The crash remains under investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, and Rumson Police Department and the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART).
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information to assist the investigative team is urged to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Kristian DeVito at 800-533-7443, or Rumson Police Department Patrolman Daniel Campanella or Detective Sergeant Christopher Isherwood at 732-842-0500.