A 22-year-old Long Branch man died after his motorcycle struck a tree in Freehold Township on Saturday.
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - A 22-year-old Long Branch man has been identified as the motorcyclist killed in a Saturday afternoon crash on Nomoco Road.
Steven Roldan, 22, of Long Branch, was operating a motorcycle south on Nomoco Road at approximately 1:15 p.m. when he came to a turn in the rural roadway.
He crossed into the nortbound lane, continued off the side of the road and then struck a tree, Freehold Patrolman Joseph Winowski said.
"He was attempting to negotiate a turn when he went off the road," Winowski told NJ Advance Media on Saturday.
Roldan was pronounced dead at the scene, Winowski said.
The accident occurred about a mile south of Georgia Road.
Police identified Roldan as the operator of the vehicle on Sunday, following the notification of his next of kin.
The accident was still under investigation as of Saturday evening and had not yet determined what factors contributed to the crash, Winowski said.
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