NJ high school student, 16, killed in dirt bike crash with SUV

✅The teen collided with an SUV

✅ Police did not release the identities of the teen and driver

✅A visitation is scheduled for Friday

JACKSON — A GoFundMe fundraiser has been established to help the family of a 16-year-old who lost his life in a dirt bike crash on Saturday.

State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said the teen was riding a Kawasaki dirt bike north on County Road 628 in Upper Township around 2:30 p.m. when a Nissan Rogue headed south made a left turn into a driveway. The dirt bike collided with the Rouge on the passenger side. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The identities of the teen and the driver were not disclosed by Lebron. New Jersey 101.5 has confirmed the teen's identity as Jim Morell.

A friend of the Morell family has created a GoFundMe fundraiser, which raised over $32,000 in 24 hours for the family. Morell would have celebrated his birthday in two weeks, according to the fundraiser.

"It’s difficult to find the right words to bring comfort to those who cherished him. Jim was a devoted son, brother, nephew, cousin and friend," relative Salvatore Scalici wrote on the fundraiser page.

Grief counseling continues to be available at Jackson Memorial High School.

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