Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Thrown 90 Feet in South Brunswick Crash, Police Say
The South River man remains in serious condition after the Deans Rhode Hall Road crash.
South Brunswick, NJ - On Tuesday afternoon, South Brunswick Police released the identity of the motorcyclist who was seriously injured in a crash Sunday morning on Deans Rhode Hall Road.
Justin Ratiner, 20, of South River remains in serious condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
Ratiner was riding a 2010 Yamaha R-1 high-end sports motorcycle west on Deans Rhode Hall Road just past Fresh Ponds Road at 8:45 a.m. Sunday when he crashed.
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Ratiner was exceeding the speed limit when he came upon a bend in the road, Traffic Safety Bureau investigators determined. He struck a guardrail off the right side of the road and was thrown 90 feet into the woods. The motorcycle continued to slide on the roadway for nearly 300 additional feet before coming to rest.
South Brunswick EMS and paramedics rushed Ratiner to the hospital. Ratiner underwent surgery and suffered multiple injuries.
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