JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — A motorbike crash in New Jersey claimed the lifetime of an off-duty police officer.
Forty-year-old Jersey Metropolis officer Morton Otundo was killed early Friday morning after a crash on Woodward Avenue and Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City.
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Police say he was making a left-hand flip when he collided with a Ford Escape round 2 a.m.
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The investigation into the crash continues.
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Otundo joined the pressure in 2014.
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