2 Pemberton Township Firefighters Killed in Motorcycle Accident: Cops

Two Pemberton Township firefighters were killed in a motorcycle accident in Woodland Township, New Jersey Saturday.

Investigators were called to Buzzard Hill Road, east of Route 72, around 2:09 p.m. for a report of an accident involving two sports bikes.

Police say 31-year-old Lieutenant Joseph Randazzo, Jr. was driving a 2009 Yamaha R1 motorcycle with his passenger, 22-year-old Fire Police Officer Erin Phillips. Investigators say Randazzo was speeding and clipped another motorcycle. Both were thrown from the bike and killed, according to investigators.

Department Chief Craig Augustoni says everyone with the department was together at the fire expo less than an hour before the crash.

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