PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — A 22-year-old woman was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash early Tuesday morning on Route 23 in the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock Township, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.
Pequannock Township police responded to the crash on Route 23 southbound at approximately 2:39 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, near the intersection of Newark Pompton Turnpike.
According to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, the crash involved a single motorcycle, and the 22-year-old female rider was pronounced dead at the scene.
Pequannock Township Police Chief Dan Comune initially confirmed the fatal motorcycle crash to RNJ and said the township’s Traffic Bureau was investigating alongside the Morris County Sheriff’s Office.
Route 23 southbound was closed following the crash but has since reopened to traffic.
Authorities have not released the woman’s identity or additional details about what caused the motorcycle to crash.
The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said the investigation remains ongoing.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
