On Wednesday, Oct. 7, at approximately 5:03 p.m. the Egg Harbor Township Police Department responded to Delaware Avenue near the entrance of Bargaintown Park (300 Delaware Avenue), for a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a dirt bike.
Investigation on scene revealed that a 2021 Kawasaki KLX110 Dirt Bike, operated by a 13-year-old from Egg Harbor Township, was driving west on the shoulder of Delaware Ave near Bargaintown Park. A 2013 Chevy Impala, operated by 32-year-old Rosaura
Velazquez of Pleasantville, made a left-turn into the park and collided with the dirt bike.
Initially, an aeromedical helicopter from Southstar (New Jersey State Police) was requested. After EMS personnel arrived on scene and further evaluated the patient, the helicopter was cancelled. The juvenile dirt bike operator sustained minor injuries and was transported to a local area hospital by Egg Harbor Township EMS and AtlantiCare Paramedics.
This crash is being investigated by Officer Kevin Brady of the Egg Harbor Township Police Department Traffic Safety Unit. Traffic summonses against the juvenile are pending the completion of this investigation. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call the Egg Harbor Township Police Department at 609-926-4021.
