FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Somerset County) — A motorcyclist was critically injured Saturday night in a crash involving a passenger vehicle at the intersection of Cedar Grove Lane and Pierce Street in Franklin Township, according to police.
The collision occurred around 10:41 p.m. on June 21. Police said a 2022 Ducati V4 motorcycle, operated by a 45-year-old man from Somerset, was traveling southbound on Cedar Grove Lane when it collided with a 2008 Lexus.
The motorcyclist sustained critical injuries and was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for treatment.
The Lexus was driven by a 49-year-old man from Pleasant Hill, N.C., who had his 3-year-old daughter in the vehicle. Both were traveling southbound on Cedar Grove Lane and were not seriously injured, police said.
The Franklin Township Police Traffic Safety Bureau is investigating the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Jelani Lanier at 732-873-5533 ext. 3246 or jelani.lanier@franklinnj.gov.
