FRANKLIN (SOMERSET) -- Police are investigating what caused a township man to lose control of his motorcycle and fatally strike a parked car.

Son A. McCalla, 63, died on the street on which he lived Friday night, according to police, who received a 911 call at about 11:16 p.m. reporting a motor vehicle accident on Hillcrest Avenue near Dutton Street.

Police found a 2001 Yamaha motorcycle operated by McCalla had struck the back of a parked car. McCalla was unconscious and not breathing, Franklin Township Police said in a news release Saturday.

Emergency medical responders tried to revive McCalla before transporting him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Officers from the Franklin Township Police Department's Traffic Safety Bureau determined McCalla was driving northbound on Hillcrest Avenue when he lost control of his motorcycle. The street was closed for about four hours while they investigated.

Anyone with information about the incident can contact Cpl. Michael Deutchman at 732-873-5533 extension 3110.

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