VINELAND, N.J. -- Two football communities in South Jersey are mourning the loss of a young boy and coach after a crash on Thursday evening. It happened around 5:53 p.m. outside a sports complex in Vineland, New Jersey. Police say 31-year-old Addiel A. Ortiz, of Millville, New Jersey, was on a motorcycle when he crashed into a Chevy Traverse.

A 9-year-old boy and a young corrections officer who volunteered as a coach died in a vehicle collision in front of a youth football field sports complex on Thursday evening.

Tragedy in Cumberland County Thursday evening: a 9-year-old boy and a corrections officer from Millville were killed in a crash near a sports complex.

According to police, the motorcycle, operated by Ortiz, was riding eastbound on Maple Avenue when it struck a Chevrolet Traverse making a left turn into the Joseph E. Romano Sports Complex entrance.

The deadly crash happened just before 6 p.m. in the area of Maple Avenue and Becker Drive near the entrance to the Joseph E. Romano Sports Complex, Vineland Police Department announced in a news release Friday.

A double-fatal crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV Thursday evening killed a beloved youth football coach and a 9-year-old player from a different team following a scrimmage in South Jersey, a league official said.

Addiel Ortiz was a father of four, husband, correctional officer and coach of the Vineland Blitz. Easton Beisler, player #23 for the Upper Township Indians, was described as someone who “touched the hearts of everyone around him.