Man on moped who died during police pursuit in Paterson is identified

Katie Sobko, NorthJersey.com
Updated ·1 min read
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Police at the scene where a person was killed during an apparent police pursuit of a motorcycle that ended up in a crash on McBride Avenue at Nagle Street in Paterson, NJ around 7:15 p.m. on September 20, 2023. (Photo/Christopher Sadowski)

Authorities have released more information about the pursuit by Totowa police that left a Paterson man dead last week.

David Lucero, 28, was killed in a crash while while being followed by a Totowa police officer on Sept. 20. Lucero was driving a moped at the time of the collision, said a statement from the Attorney General’s Office.

Patrolman Damiano DiIorio was in a marked vehicle and started following Lucero and an unnamed passenger in Totowa, continuing into Paterson. At about 7:19 p.m. near McBride and Murray avenues, Lucero collided with another car, the statement said.

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Both Lucero and his passenger were thrown from the moped. They were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson, where Lucero was pronounced dead at about 2:06 a.m. on Sept. 21. The other people involved in the crash did not suffer life-threatening injuries, the statement said.

The investigation is ongoing.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Totowa NJ police chase: Man on moped who died in Paterson ID'd