Kristen Lembo identified as victim in fatal New Jersey motorcycle crash

Kristen Patricia Lembo, 22, of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, has been identified as the victim of a fatal single-motorcycle crash that occurred early Tuesday morning in Morris County.

The accident took place at approximately 2:39 a.m. on October 27 in the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock Township. The crash occurred on southbound Route 23 near the intersection of Newark Pompton Turnpike. Authorities reported that Lembo was pronounced dead at the scene.

Pequannock Township Police, the township’s Traffic Bureau, and the Morris County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the circumstances of the crash. Route 23 was temporarily closed for the investigation but has since reopened to traffic.