The New Jersey Attorney General's Office is investigating the fatal crash.
The driver of a motorized scooter died Wednesday night after he crashed into a car in Paterson while fleeing police, authorities said.
Totowa police officers in a marked patrol cars were following the gas-powered motorized scooter being driven by an unidentified man with a male passenger, according to a statement from the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, which is investigating the deadly crash. The pursuit began in Totowa and continued into Paterson until the scooter collided with a car at 7:19 p.m. near McBride and Murray avenues, the office said. The crash caused both the driver and the passenger of the scooter to be ejected.
Both men were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where the driver was pronounced dead at 2:06 a.m. on Thursday, investigators said. The others involved in the collision, including the scooter passenger, sustained non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. The crash was still being probed Friday by the office, which investigates any fatal encounter between police and a person. The findings of the investigation will be presented to a grand jury to determine if the officer or officers involved were justified in their actions.
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