The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigation into a deadly crash between an e-bicyclist and a police officer.
The officer, with the Atlantic Highlands Police Department, was driving along Route 36 in Middletown in a marked cruiser when the collision occurred on the afternoon of Oct. 10, according to a statement released Friday.
Authorities said the officer slammed into a man on an e-bike around 1 p.m. on the state highway, near Orchard Avenue.
In wake of the crash, the cyclist was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he died from his injuries nine days later, on Oct. 19.
Few other details have been provided about the incident, including what caused the fatal crash. Neither the cyclist nor the officer involved have been identified.
“The investigation is ongoing and no further information is being released at this time,” the attorney general said.
Under state law, the attorney general’s office is required to investigate all police-involved fatalities
The e-bike crash marked the latest in New Jersey. Last month, 13-year-old Nico Lombardi was killed while riding his e-bike in Scotch Plains when police said he collided with a landscaping truck.
