PEQUANNOCK TOWNSHIP, NJ. (THECOUNT) — Kristen Patricia Lembo, 22, of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, has been identified as the woman killed in a single-motorcycle crash early Tuesday morning in Morris County. The fatal crash occurred in the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock Township, within the New York metropolitan area.
The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office identified Lembo on Wednesday. She was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
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Pequannock Township police responded to the crash at approximately 2:39 a.m. Tuesday, October 27, on Route 23 southbound near Newark Pompton Turnpike near Riverdale.
According to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, the crash involved a single motorcycle. Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances leading up to the crash or what caused the motorcycle to go down.
Pequannock Township Police Chief Dan Comune confirmed the fatal crash to local media and said the township’s Traffic Bureau was investigating alongside the Morris County Sheriff’s Office.
Route 23 southbound was closed while investigators examined the scene. The roadway has since reopened to traffic.
The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said the investigation remains ongoing. No additional information about the crash has been released.
The crash occurred near the intersection of Route 23 and Newark Pompton Turnpike in Pompton Plains, a community within Pequannock Township in Morris County, New Jersey. The map link below points to the reported intersection.
Google Maps: Route 23 and Newark Pompton Turnpike, Pompton Plains, NJ
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