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Devastating Accident: Husband Dies, Wife Injured in Motorcycle Crash in Ocean County

Tragic Accident:

Devastating Accident: Husband Dies, Wife Injured in Motorcycle Crash

According to Jackson Police Department, a flatbed tow truck and a motorcycle collided in Jackson on Thursday, killing a New Egypt man and injuring his wife.

Mr. Erin Doyle, 53, the motorcyclist, passed away at the scene of the collision on Thursday at approximately 3:15 p.m., according to Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz.

Doyle and his 47-year-old wife, whose name was not released, were riding a 1998 Harley Davidson motorcycle north on Hawkin Road when they were hit by a 1997 Ford F-350 flatbed tow truck that was making a left turn into a driveway, Kunz said.

Doyle's wife was flown to a local trauma center for treatment of a serious leg injury, Kunz said.

The tow truck driver was not injured, he said.

The crash is under investigation by Jackson police and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact Jackson Police Officer Tristan Bennett at 732-928-1111, ext. 2406.

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