MANCHESTER – A serious motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a car sends two out-of-towners to a shore area trauma center and causes traffic tie-ups on a busy stretch of Route 70 during a busy Labor Day holiday.
Manchester Township Police responded to the crash at around 1:30 on September 6 in the area of Route 70 and County Route 571.
Authorities said upon arriving at the scene, officers from the department observed a Toyota Camry on the northbound grassy portion of the shoulder of 571 and a Harley Davidson Motorcycle facing east on the westbound shoulder of 70.
Police believe the Camry, driven by 61-year-old Mary Antonell of Manchester, was attempting to turn left from 70 east to travel north on 571 when the Harley Davidson, which was heading west, slammed into the car.
55-year-old Paul Logue was driving the motorcycle with his wife, 50-year-old Teresa Logue when they were both ejected from the bike. The Clermont, Florida residents were wearing helmets and suffered serious injuries. The husband had injuries to both legs and arms and the wife suffered extensive injuries to her left leg. Both were taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune via medevac helicopter. The couple was listed in stable condition.
Antonell did not suffer any injuries from the crash.
Police reported that EMTs and Firefighters from the Manchester Township Division of Emergency Services, and Paramedics from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital all responded to the scene.
The investigation into the crash is still ongoing, but at this point, the disregard of a traffic control device is the contributing cause of the motor vehicle accident.
The crash is being investigated by Patrolman Conner Yatauro of the Manchester Township Police Traffic Safety Section.
