Crime & Safety
1 Dead In Berkeley Motorcycle Crash In Parking Lot: Police
A NJ man died in a motorcycle crash last month after a collision with another vehicle pulling out of a parking lot, authorities said.
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ - A Beachwood man died in a motorcycle crash last month after a collision with another vehicle pulling out of a parking lot, authorities said.
Daniel Wisnewski, 26, was pronounced dead on Aug. 30 at around 5:11 p.m. near 804 Pinewald-Keswick Road, Berkeley police said.
Several cycles of CPR were performed on Wisnewski, yet paramedics couldn’t revive him.
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An initial investigation found that a 2020 Hyundai Tucson driven by Joseph Rider, 73, of Whiting, was pulling out of a parking lot to head west on Rt. 530 when he collided with Wisnewski’s motorcycle heading east.
Summonses were issued to Rider for careless driving and improper turn, police said.
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The collision caused the motorcycle to leave the roadway and off-road into the woods, police said.
The accident is currently being investigated by Patrolman Michael Bulwinski of the Berkeley Township Traffic Safety Bureau.
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