1E-bike rider dies after collision with patrol car in Middletown as AG names officer involved

TRENTON, NJ – The state Attorney General’s Office on Monday released the names of the cyclist and police officer involved in a fatal crash that occurred last month on Route 36 in Middletown, confirming the death of a 73-year-old man who collided with a marked patrol vehicle during a traffic turn.

According to a preliminary investigation, the incident happened around 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, when Atlantic Highlands Police Officer Timothy Funk was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Orchard Avenue and Route 36. While attempting a right turn on red, his patrol vehicle collided with an e-bike being ridden by Henry Phillips Jr., 73, of Atlantic Highlands, who was traveling southbou

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