1 Dead In Linden Rt. 1 Motorcycle Crash Friday Night

LINDEN, NJ — A Brooklyn man was killed and another was seriously injured when police say a group of motorcycles crashed Friday night near the Bayway Refinery entrance on Rt. 1 in Linden.

The crash happened at approximately 11:50 p.m. at the intersection of Rt. 1 and Morses Mill Road, the entrance to Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery. Linden police were called to the area for a serious motor vehicle accident. Three vehicles were involved in the crash: A 2000 Kawasaki motorcycle, a 2003 Yamaha motorcycle and a 2014 Honda Accord.

Both motorcycle drivers were treated at the scene for serious injuries. Samuel Hernandez, 34, of Brooklyn was transported to Newark University Hospital in serious but stable condition. Waldemar Aguilar, 34, also of Brooklyn, was transported to Trinitas Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Investigators believe Hernandez was riding the Yamaha motorcycle and Aguilar was riding the Kawasaki. They were traveling south on Rt. 1 with a group of motorcycles when they entered the turn lane at Morses Mill Rd. and lost control, police said. Aguilar’s motorcycle collided with the Accord while it was stopped at the light. The people inside the Accord were not injured at all.

Parts of 278 westbound and Rt. 1 south were closed during the investigation Friday night. The crash remains under investigation by the Linden Police Traffic Bureau and anyone with information or who witnessed it is asked to call Linden police investigator Peter Hammer at (908) 474-8505.

Pictured is the entrance of the Bayway Refinery on Rt. 1 in Linden via Google Earth.