Full Notification

On March 19, 2022, at approximately 1400 hours, the Middle Township Police Department was dispatched to the intersection of Magnolia Drive and Romney Place for a motor vehicle crash involving a subject on a bicycle.  The preliminary investigation revealed the subject on the bicycle was traveling west on Romney Place and attempted to cross Magnolia Drive and was struck by a Chevrolet Suburban that was traveling south.  Multiple witness statements provided stated the bicyclist entered the intersection without stopping.  The bicyclist, James Allen (66) of Cape May Court House, was pronounced dead at the scene.  There were no complaints filed against the driver of the Suburban.  The accident was investigated by the Middle Township Crash Team, Middle Township Major Crimes Unit and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office.  Also assisting was Middle Township Rescue and Middle Township Fire Police.