Crime & Safety

Eastampton Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash

Mount Police are still investigating the cause of the deadly crash on Route 38 near Briggs Road.

A 24-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle struck an SUV on Route 38 last weekend.

Mount Laurel Police said Robert A. Price Jr., of the unit block of Cypress Drive, Eastampton, was driving his 2007 Suzuki GSX motorcycle west on 38 approaching Briggs Road at approximately 3:29 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, when he collided with a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder.

Price suffered serious injuries and was taken to the Trauma Center at Cooper University Hospital by Mount Laurel EMS and Virtua Parademics. He died the following morning.

The driver of the Pathfinder, 31-year-old Kelly A. Cotto, of the unit block of East 1st Street, Runnemede, and her passenger, a 7-year-old boy, also from Runnemede, were uninjured, according to police.

Police are still investigating the crash. Anyone with information is urged to call the Mount Laurel Police Department Traffic Unit at 856-234-1414, ext. 1565.


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