Ryan Schmalz, 37, died in a motorcycle collision with a truck hauling a utility trailer on a New Jersey Turnpike ramp in Newark, New Jersey
Motorcyclist killed in crash with truck on N.J. Turnpike ramp
Ryan E. Schmalz was riding on the southbound ramp to Exit 14 at 2:31 a.m. when he struck a truck hauling a utility trailer, State Police said. The truck had been stopped on the access road at the intersection of the ramp and was crossing the ramp when the 2:30 a.m. crash took place, officials said.
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