Name of motorcycle rider killed in Colts Neck crash Tuesday released

COLTS NECK−A motorcycle rider who was killed in a Tuesday evening crash in Colts Neck has been identified

Authorities said 20-year-old Vladimir Gorelov of Eatontown was traveling north on Route 18 at milepost 17 about 6 p.m. Tuesday when his 2017 Honda CBR motorcycle struck the rear of a 2011 Ford F350 utility truck, driven by a 27-year-old man.

Gorelov was thrown from the bike, and the motorcycle slid to an uncontrolled stop and caught fire, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said last week.

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Gorelov was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:27 p.m., Santiago said.

The driver operating the utility truck remained at the scene. His name was not released.

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This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Eatontown man, 20, who died in Colts Neck motorcycle crash identified