Motorcyclist Killed in Bridgeton Accident
A 25-year-old Bridgeton man identified as Benjemin Finlaw was struck and killed while riding an electric dirt bike near West Broad Street and Lawrence Street on Saturday night
Benjemin Finlaw, 25, of Bridgeton, was killed in a motorcycle crash near the intersection of West Broad Street and Lawrence Street in Bridgeton on August 1, according to Bridgeton police.
How the crash happened
A vehicle struck Finlaw while he was riding an electric dirt bike at approximately 9:35 p.m. The crash occurred near the intersection of West Broad Street and Lawrence Street. The driver stopped at the scene following the collision.
Why the crash may have happened
Finlaw was riding an electric dirt bike when he was struck by a vehicle at a city intersection at night. According to NHTSA, U.S. motorcyclists accounted for 16% of all traffic deaths in 2024. In an interview with Accident News regarding motorcycle crashes, Andrew Finkelstein, Managing Partner at Jacoby & Meyers, noted, "A motorcycle offers none of the protection a car does, so a collision a driver would walk away from can be devastating for the rider. Riders are most exposed when a driver turns left across their path or changes lanes without seeing them."
What investigators are looking at
The driver remained at the scene and the crash remains under investigation, police said. No charges have been announced and no report has been made public. Finkelstein added, "Because the law weighs each driver's duty of care, investigators reconstruct a motorcycle crash from the sight lines, the point of impact, and the other vehicle's movements to establish whether a motorist turned across the rider's path or failed to look."
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