An e-bike rider killed in a crash involving a police officer in Monmouth County last month was identified Monday by investigators.

Around 1 p.m. on Oct. 10, Henry Phillips Jr., 73, of Atlantic Highlands, was riding the bike southbound in the northbound lane of Route 36 in his hometown, according to a statement from the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office.

At the same time, Atlantic Highlands Police Officer Timothy Funk was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Route 36 and Orchard Avenue, the office said.

The vehicles collided after Funk made a right turn on red at the intersection, authorities said.

Phillips was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where he was pronounced deceased on Oct. 19, officials said.

No other information was released Monda

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