Crime & Safety
Dirt Biker Airlifted, Seriously Injured In Crash With Car On Union County Street
Police are asking witnesses to come forward after a 20-year-old man was thrown from the dirt bike on Tuesday night.
PLAINFIELD, NJ — A dirt biker was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries following a crash with a car in Plainfield.
On Tuesday at around 6:05 p.m., 20-year-old Zahair White was driving a dirt bike when he hit a vehicle already in the intersection at West 4th Street and Liberty Street, according to Plainfield Police.
As a result of the crash, White was thrown from the dirt bike and had multiple injuries.
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Because of the severity of those injuries, he was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
White is currently in serious condition, said police.
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The accident remains under investigation.
Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that could help investigators to contact Plainfield Police Traffic Officer E. Groething at 908-753-3440.
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