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Roxbury Native, Powerlifter Killed In Motorcycle Crash In Florida
Lorenzo Kuryla, a Roxbury native, was killed in a motorcycle crash in Florida last week, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. He was 27 years old.
This is the Last Picture I was able to take together with my little brother Lorenzo Kuryla before he passed away from a... Posted by Nicholas Pagliaro on Friday, April 18, 2025
Kuryla's father, Joe, owns The Shipping Grounds at 276 E. Main St. in Denville.
"Many of us know Joe from his iconic black hat and perpetual smile that one is always greeted with upon entering the Shipping Grounds," Andrew Allen, who organi…
$25K Raised For Family Of Dirt Biker Killed At Heritage Minerals Site
Support is on the rise for the family of a 28-year-old man who police say was trespassing at a popular Jersey Shore site when he crashed his dirt bike and died over the weekend.
Joseph W. Maffia, 28, was riding a blue 2024 Yamaha YZ450F when he hit the crest of a hill and dropped ten feet into a sand embankment at ASARCO, or Heritage Minerals, in Manchester Township, ejecting him from the bike, just before noon on Saturday, March 15, Manchester police said.
Other dirt bike riders found Maffia unresponsive, face down in the sand, and started life-saving measures, according to police. He was …
14-Year-Old Motorcyclist Injured In Hit, Run Crash, Man Arrested: Hudson County Prosecutor
A 38-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged on Monday, March 10 following a hit and run crash that seriously injured a teenage motorcyclist last September, authorities said.
At 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 10:30 a.m., Jersey City police responded to a crash between a motorcycle and sedan, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The motorcycle operator, a 14-year-old boy, suffered a serious injury to a lower extremity, Suarez said. The sedan, operated by Nicholas Ortiz, did not remain on the scene, Suarez said.
Ortiz was charged with knowingly leaving the scene o…
Motorcyclist Killed, Group He Was Riding With Flees Crash Scene In Hamilton: Police
A motorcycle group fled the scene, after one of their riders, an 18-year-old Sicklerville resident was killed in a crash in Hamilton Township on Sunday, March 9, authorities said.
At 6:15 p.m., Alexander Thomas was riding westbound near Lalor Street and Bunting Avenue with a group of motorcyclists and quad riders, Hamilton Township police said.
The group was reportedly driving recklessly in the oncoming lane when Thomas attempted to pass a quad rider, police said. In the process, he collided with the rear of the quad, lost control, and crashed, police said.
Thomas was pronounced dead at th…
Man Traumatically Injured In Motorcycle Crash In Mahopac, Airlifted To Hospital
A 50-year-old man suffered traumatic injuries and was airlifted to a hospital after crashing his motorcycle in the Hudson Valley.
The crash happened in Putnam County on Sunday, Jan. 12 around 12:30 p.m., when a motorcycle crashed on Croton Falls Rd. (Route 34) in Mahopac after failing to negotiate a turn, losing control, and hitting a guardrail, Carmel Police Lt. Michael Bodo said on Monday, Jan. 13.
The rider, a 50-year-old Mahopac resident, suffered traumatic injuries to his lower body and pelvic area, Bodo said.
After the crash, he was taken to the Mahopac Fire Department firehous…
PA Motorcyclist, 24, Killed In NJ Turnpike South Brunswick Crash: State Police
A 24-year-old motorcyclist from Pennsylvania was killed in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike Friday night, Dec. 6, state police said.
Troopers responded to the northbound inner roadway near milepost 77 in South Brunswick at approximately 7:48 p.m. following a report of a crash, officials said.
A preliminary investigation revealed that Torbjorn Vetland, of Stroudsburg, PA, was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on the right shoulder when he struck the guardrail, causing the motorcycle to overturn. Vetland was ejected from the bike and died, state police said.
The crash remains …
