Nazareth Man Killed In Early Morning Motorcycle Crash In N.J.

A Nazareth man died early Tuesday morning in New Jersey after the motorcycle he was driving hit a tree, police said.

Filip Simon, 39, of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, was driving a 2013 Honda motorcycle southbound on Holmdel Road in Holmdel Township when it veered off the road and hit a tree, according to a news release from Holmdel Police Lt. Michael Smith. The crash occurred just before 5 a.m., Smith said.

Simon was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, police said.

The Holmdel Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit is handling the investigation. Witnesses to the crash are being sought to help determine what happened.