A 28-year-old man from Trenton has died after crashing a dirt bike on a remote, unpaved stretch of Bryant Road in Lacey Township over the weekend. The operator was rushed to a hospital following the Saturday crash but did not survive his injuries.
Lacey Township police were notified of the crash at about 5:14 p.m. Saturday, according to Police Captain Samuel C. Della Sala III, as reported by NJ.com. Separately, Patch reported that Lacey police were alerted to the crash by Waretown police at roughly the same time. The crash happened on a dirt section of Bryant Road, an unimproved stretch of roadway in Lacey, per the captain's account and Patch's reporting.
The crash involved a single dirt bike and its operator, a 28-year-old man from Trenton. Waretown EMS and the Ocean Township Police Department both responded to the scene on Bryant Road, and responders transported the injured rider to Southern Ocean Medical Center in Stafford Township, where he later died from his injuries, the same NJ.com report states.
Preliminary Findings Point to Ejection, Tree Strike
According to Della Sala's preliminary account, the man may have been ejected from the motorcycle and struck a tree, though the full circumstances of the crash have not been finalized. Patch's reporting similarly noted that it remains unclear what caused the crash, with the investigation still active at the time of its report.
The case now remains under investigation by the Lacey Township Police Department's Fatal Accident Support Team, the Ocean Township Police Department, and the Ocean County Sheriff's Office, per the NJ.com account. No additional details about the victim have been released.
Second Fatal Crash Highlights Lacey's Rural Roads
The dirt bike crash is not the only fatal wreck to strike Lacey Township in recent months. In a separate incident reported by News 12, a car ran off the roadway near Lake Barnegat Drive North and Haines Street in the Lanoka Harbor section of the township, crashing through a fence before striking a tree. That driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and no other injuries were reported, according to the outlet, which noted that crash also remained under investigation by Lacey Township police.
Both cases underscore how quickly conditions on the township's less-traveled roads can turn deadly, though no link between the two incidents has been established. Investigators have not released a timeline for when either case might be resolved.
