UPDATE:

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story reported that Lt. Joseph Franklin had died, according to law enforcement sources and a post on the Jersey City Police Detective's Benevolent Association Facebook page that has since been removed. Roxbury police have said as of 8:54 p.m. Franklin is still in critical condition.

FAR HILLS -- Lt. Joseph Franklin, a retired member of the Roxbury Police Department, remains in critical condition following a bicycle accident in Far Hills during the Police Unity Tour but he's not expected to recover from his injuries, law enforcement sources said.

A Facebook post by the Jersey City Police Detective's Benevolent Association Tuesday evening, which has since been taken down, said Franklin had died from his injuries but Roxbury police later said he was still in critical condition.

Law enforcement sources speaking to NJ Advance Media on the condition of anonymity said Franklin was not expected to recover.

Franklin was critically injured Monday during the first day of the 320-mile bike ride to Washington D.C. in honor of officers killed in the line of duty.

Far Hills police Chief Mike DeCarolis told NJ Advance Media borough police responded to Route 202 at Fox Hunt Court at 12:56 p.m. on Monday on a report of a downed cyclist, but by the time officers arrived on the scene the cyclist had already been taken to the hospital by an ambulance traveling with the Police Unity Tour.

DeCarolis said the circumstances of the crash were still unclear and officers were still collecting witness statements.

A spokeswoman for Morristown Medical Center said Tuesday evening Franklin's family has asked for privacy at this time.

The Police Unity Tour was started in 1997 by Florham Park Police Officer Patrick Montuore with 18 riders and has since risen to about 1,700 officers.

Justin Zaremba may be reached at jzaremba@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @JustinZarembaNJ. Find NJ.com on Facebook.