The 25-year-old was visiting in Hunterdon County and went out for a ride, police say.
A Middletown, New Jersey, man died early Thursday afternoon after his motorcycle crashed into another vehicle on Route 639 in Pohatcong Township, police said.
James Padden, 25, was visiting family in Hunterdon County when he went out for a ride on his Kawasaki ZX1, township police Chief Jeffrey Greenmeir said.
About noon, the motorcycle crossed from Holland Township into Warren County, Greenmeir said. It was going at a "high rate of speed" and navigating a slight curve when a vehicle pulled out from Silver Hill Road and they crashed, Greenmeir said.
Padden, who was wearing a helmet, died at the scene, Greenmeir said.
Notification of family was delayed into the evening because they weren't at their Monmouth County home, Greenmeir said. Eventually, family reported Padden missing because he never returned from the motorcycle ride, Greenmeir said.
No citations have been issued and the investigation is continuing, Greenmeir said.
In addition to township police, the Huntington Volunteer Fire Co., Phillipsburg Emergency Squad and the Warren County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team assisted at the scene, Greenmeir said.
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