CLINTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Hunterdon County) — A 33-year-old Flemington man died following a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon in Clinton Township, authorities said.
According to authorities, Hunterdon County Dispatch received a report of a motorcycle crash at approximately 3:50 p.m. on Oct. 10 along County Road 629, north of the Cratetown Road intersection.
Officers from the Clinton Township Police Department responded to the scene and immediately began rendering aid to the motorcyclist, identified as Simon D. Zellin, 33, of Flemington.
The Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office Serious Crash Investigation Team also responded to the scene.
A preliminary investigation determined that a Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck was entering a residential driveway when Zellin’s 2025 Yamaha R1 motorcycle collided with the rear passenger side and wheel of the pickup truck, authorities said.
The driver of the pickup truck was not injured. A passenger in the vehicle sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
Zellin was transported by New Jersey State Police NorthStar helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he died from his injuries, authorities said.
Additional agencies responding to the crash included Hunterdon Health Emergency Services, Annandale Hose Company and South Branch Emergency Services.
The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective John Laurencelle of the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office at 908-788-1129.
