WARWICK - Two New Jersey men were killed Sunday afternoon when their motorcycles collided on Long Meadow Road near the entrance to the property owned by King's College, town police said.
Warwick police Sgt. John Rader said the men -- one from Mahwah, one from Ridgewood and both in their early 20s -- were pronounced dead at the scene. Their names were withheld pending notification of their families.
Warwick detectives - with the help of the state police's accident reconstruction team - are still investigating the cause of the crash, which occurred around 4 p.m. Rader said it appeared that one motorcycle was broadsided by the other as it was making a turn.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash should call Warwick police at 986-3423.
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Is there any ID on the guy from Ridgewood?
YES TOM LOONIE FROM RIDGEWOOD DIED ON SUNDAY
AND THE OTHER KID WAS FROM MAHWAH RYAN WHITED AGE 24 TOM LOONIE WAS MAKING A U-TURN WHEN RYAN LOST CONTROL OF HIS BIKE AND CRASH INTO TOM LOONIE.BOTH PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.SUCKS THIS HAD TO HAPPEN TO TOM WAS A VERY COOL KID AND FUN TO HANG OUT WITH.
Thomas Loonie of Newcomb Road.
Appears to have been an RHS graduate; on the wrestling team there.
what a shame they were so young.
Tom Loonie.
sad news
my condolences to the families of the bikers may they rest in peace
Very Sad... but it is un-true that " RYAN LOST CONTROL OF HIS BIKE". A final police report has not been issued.
"AND THE OTHER KID WAS FROM MAHWAH RYAN WHITED AGE 24 TOM LOONIE WAS MAKING A U-TURN WHEN RYAN LOST CONTROL OF HIS BIKE AND CRASH INTO TOM LOONIE.BOTH PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.SUCKS THIS HAD TO HAPPEN TO TOM WAS A VERY COOL KID AND FUN TO HANG OUT WITH."
It's sad that BOTH young men died. Realize the law states the driver going straight has the right of way. I am not trying to lay blame but why was the 2nd motorcycle making a U Turn where others are driving straight?
My condolences to both families. Let both young men rest in peace.
-A Longtime Police Officer
Tom Whited was an accomplished biker. The law states the driver/rider going straight has the right of way.
Let both of these young men rest in peace.
Long Time Police Officer
Ryan never lost control of his motorcycle. He was traveling straight, with the right of way, when Tom made an unexpected U-turn. God bless them both.
Ryan didn't lose control of the bike. They were both on a straight away road, coming in opposite directions. Tom made a U-turn to go back the other way over a double yellow line, Ryan did not expect that and he tried to go around Tom but there was not enough time.
I'm not blaming anyone I'm just saying what i heard from Ryan's friend that was riding with him at the time. I'm Ryan's brother by the way.
-God Bless them Both
They were on the same side of the road, and Ryan was going over 100 mph. Tom went to turn, and Ryan slammed into him. There was no time at all. Nothing left of both bikes. What a waste. May they rest forever in peace. Both will be truly missed.
They were NOT on the same side of the road and there was no where for tom to make a turn he was trying to make a U-turn not just any turn to another road, it was a straight road, which means it was an illegal u-turn.
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