Man Killed When Car Catches Fire In Piscataway Crash May 6

PISCATAWAY, NJ — A man was killed early Sunday morning, May 6, when the car he was a passenger in crashed into a concrete barrier and caught fire in Piscataway.

The accident happened on Stelton Road near Jessie Way in Piscataway, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Piscataway police Chief Scott Cartmell. The driver of a 2014 Toyota Camry hit a concrete barrier on the road and the car caught fire. The driver of the Camry was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital with serious injuries and underwent immediate surgery.

But the passenger did not survive the fiery crash, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

He has not been identified by the prosecutor's office.

No charges have been filed, but an investigation is active and is continuing.

Anyone with information is asked to call Sergeant Constance Crea of the Piscataway Police Department at (732) 562-2340, or Detective Erik Larsen of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3263.