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FRANKLIN TWP. - The motorcyclist killed Monday in a crash near Route 40 and Tuckahoe Road was an off-duty Longport police officer, according to The Press of Atlantic City.

Sgt. Charles "Tom" Adams was operating a Harley Davidson west on Harding Highway at about 4:13 p.m. Monday, police said. As Adams went through the intersection with Tuckahoe Road, a Chevrolet SUV driver tried to make a left turn onto Harding Highway, said police.

The resulting crash threw Adams from the motorcycle. He was airlifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The driver of the SUV was transported to Inspira Hospital in Vineland with unspecified injuries, said police.

Adams was a Longport police officer for 21 years and was highly decorated, Longport police said. They said the department's motorcycle unit exists because of Adams' efforts.