10-Year-Old Fights For Life After Crash: 5 NJ Stories You Need To Read

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from New Jersey:

1. Officials announced aggravated sexual assault charges for the man accused of holding a woman hostage while he took her across the country, ending up in South Jersey. James Parrillo Jr. was arrested in February after the woman escaped and ran to a nearby gas station. (Read more on Patch.)

2. The childhood home of Martha Stewart is for sale in Essex County. Featuring "manicured lawns," a number of fruit trees, and an interior well-suited for entertaining, the home on Elm Place in Nutley is listed for $599,900. (Read more on Patch.)

3. A stuck duck found its heroes in two Mountainside police officers, who removed the trapped waterfowl from a fence near a pickleball court. A group of players saw the duck fly into a chain link fence while they were playing. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Police identified the man who died in a crash after driving the wrong way on a street in Brick last week. The Monmouth County man hit an oncoming car, and one of the passengers is in critical condition according to officials. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A 10-year-old South Jersey girl needed brain surgery after she was hit by a driver while crossing the street, her mother said. The driver, who fled, has since been charged and the victim has faced a difficult path to recovery. (Read more on Patch.)