Motorcyclist Dies In Burnt Tavern Road Crash: Brick Police

BRICK, NJ — A Point Pleasant man died Sunday after he was thrown from his motorcycle during a crash on Burnt Tavern Road, Brick police said.

Christos Michael, 59, suffered internal injuries and injuries to his lower body and died at the scene, said Patrolman David Thergesen of Brick's Traffic Safety Unit.

Michael was driving a 2003 Bourget custom motorcycle south on Burnt Tavern Road about 2:25 p.m. when he hit the left front part of a 2013 Hyundai Elantra driven by Robin Federbush, 49, of Brick, Thergesen said. Federbush had turned left from Spiral Drive onto Burnt Tavern Road, and pulled into the path of Michael, who had the right of way, he said.

Federbush complained of pain from the crash, he said.

The Brick Township Police Department’s Patrol Units and Emergency Medical Services along with Robert Wood Johnson Paramedics responded.

The crash closed Burnt Tavern Road in both directions for about five hours while the Traffic Safety Unit and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office investigated.

Thergesen and Detective Anthony Carrington from the prosecutor's office are investigating. Anyone who may have witnessed or has information related to the crash is asked to contact Thergesen at 732-451-2037 or Carrington at 732-929-2027, ext. 3257.

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