Motorcyclist killed in crash with deer in Barnegat: police

The 63-year-old motorcyclist was traveling south on Warren Grove Road when a deer ran into the roadway, police said.

May 10, 2024, 12:07 PM EDT

BARNEGAT, NJ – A motorcyclist was killed Thursday evening after colliding with a deer on the road, Barnegat police said.

The 63-year-old man was driving south on County Route 610 (Warren Grove Road) at 7:30 p.m. May 9 when a deer entered the roadway from the east, police said. The motorcyclist and the deer collided.

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He was taken to Southern Ocean Medical Center, where he died from his injuries, police said.

The Ocean County Sheriff’s Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded along with Barnegat Fire and Quality Medical Transport and Hackensack Meridian Paramedics.

The accident is currently under investigation by the Barnegat Township Traffic Safety Unit.