MANCHESTER – A crash left a 73-year-old motorcyclist dead after he lost control and was ejected from the bike, police said.
On October 14 around 9:13 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Route 70 and Pleasant Valley Road regarding a motorcycle crash with injuries.
At the scene, police found a heavily damaged Harley Davidson and the driver lying off of the roadway.
According to investigation, the motorcyclist, 73-year-old Lawrence Foca of Manchester, was driving east on Route 70 when he lost control of the motorcycle and ran off the right portion of the road. He then collided into a street sign, which ejected him from the bike. The motorcycle overturned several times before hitting a tree.
Police said that Foca was wearing a wearing a DOT approved helmet at the time of the collision and he sustained a severe leg injury. He was quickly brought to Community Medical Center in Toms River by Manchester EMS. There, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead, police said.
Assisting at the scene were the Ocean County Sherriff’s Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Whiting Volunteer Fire Department, MONOC Paramedics, and members of the Manchester Emergency Medical Services.
The crash is still under investigation by Sergeant Ian Bole and Patrolman Connor Yatauro of the Manchester Township Police Department Traffic Safety section.
