A motorcyclist died Tuesday after he crashed into a New Jersey State Police trooper’s car in Burlington County, investigators said.
The unidentified trooper was on duty “conducting routine patrol duties” on State Route 70 in Southampton Township when he was involved in the crash near Burrs Mill Road, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office said in a statement.
No other information about the crash was released by the office.
The motorcyclist, who was identified only as a man, was taken to Virtua Mount Holly Hospital where he was pronounced dead at approximately 12:45 p.m., the office said.
The trooper did not suffer any serious injuries, authorities said.
The attorney general’s office investigates any incident where a person dies during an encounter with a police officer. The findings will eventually be presented to a grand jury to determine if any criminal charges should be filed against the officer.
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