Fatal Sayreville Crash Kills Teen, Sends 4 – 2 Kids – To Hospital

A 17-year-old boy drove a pickup truck into the wrong lane and crashed into an SUV in New Jersey on Wednesday, killing a man and sending four others – including two children – to the hospital, authorities said.

A 47-year old man from Colombia has been identified as the person who was killed in the fatal collision, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.

Carlos Leiva, 47, of Colombia was identified as the deceased driver of the Hyundai SUV struck by a Dodge Ram pickup at 2:23 pm in Sayreville on Wednesday.

Leiva was visiting from Colombia and with family members at the time of the crash. He was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick where he was pronounced dead from his injuries, according to the MCPO.

The four passengers – two adults and two children – were also taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center in New Brunswick for their injuries, and they were last reported to be in stable condition.

The crash happened on Raritan Street in Sayreville when the 17-year old, who was driving a Dodge Ram pickup, drove into the oncoming lane of traffic and crashed into a Hyundai SUV.

The 17-year old from Sayreville was taken to Raritan Bay Medical Center. The teen’s identity is being withheld because of his age. No charges had been filed in the crash by press time.

The crash is being investigated by Patrolman David Sivilli of the Sayreville Police Department and Detective Donald Heck of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

The investigation is active and is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Sivilli at (732) 727-4444, or Detective Heck at (732) 745-8842.

This is a developing story. Patch will have more information as it comes in.

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