Date Published: 2023/01/03
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A 19-year-old motorcyclist was hospitalized New Year’s Day after surviving a major crash on New Jersey Route 208 in Franklin Lakes, according to Daily Voice.
The collision occurred on the northbound highway on Sunday, January 1, at about 1:30 p.m. Members of the ALS (Advanced Care for Critical Patients) unit from Ridgewood’s Valley Hospital, the Oakland First Aid Squad, and Franklin Lakes Police responded to the scene.
Franklin Lakes Police said the teen was operating a 2007 Suzuki GSX motorcycle northbound when the bike struck a median, sending him off the bike and causing him to land on the southbound side.
First responders rushed the young man to St. Joseph’s University Hospital in Paterson with non-fatal injuries. At this time, no updates on his condition have been released.
No further information has been made available.
Written by: Brach Eichler Injury Lawyers