Clifton NJ Man Joe Yurga ID’d As Victim In Thursday Night Fatal Wayne Motorcycle-VS-Deer Collision

PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ. (THECOUNT) — Joseph Yurga, of Clifton, New Jersey, has been identified as the victim killed in a motorcycle-versus-deer collision near Wayne, New Jersey on Thursday night, according to reports.

“Joe” Yurga, 52, was operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle when he was killed before 9:30 p.m. Thursday after colliding a deer that had entered the roadway, Patch reports Friday.

The collision caused Yurga to be ejected from his bike.

The deadly crash occurred in area of the I-80 west intersection with Route 23 north, reports Patch.

Yurga was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

Loved ones took to Facebook to remember Yurga:

The investigation is ongoing.

Geo quick facts: Wayne is a township in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States located less than 20 miles from Midtown Manhattan, and is home to William Paterson University. Passaic County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is part of the New York metropolitan area. New Jersey is a northeastern U.S. state with some 130 miles of Atlantic coast. Jersey City, across the Hudson River from Lower Manhattan, is the site of Liberty State Park, where ferries embark for nearby Ellis Island, with its historic Immigration Museum, and the iconic Statue of Liberty. The Jersey Shore includes notable resort towns like historic Asbury Park and Cape May, with its preserved Victorian buildings – wikipedia.