19-Year-Old Hospitalized In Hit-And-Run In Bound Brook

BOUND BROOK, NJ — Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash that sent a 19-year-old to the hospital on Saturday night in Bound Brook, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.

On Saturday at about 10:35 p.m., Bound Brook Police found a 19-year-old Bound Brook man suffering from injuries after he was hit by a car in the 600 block area of West Union Avenue near the Middlebrook Center, Robertson said.

The teen was crossing West Union Avenue from the south side to the north side when he was struck by a car driving east in the inner lane, Robertson said.

The driver fled the scene after hitting the teen, Robertson said.

The teen was taken to an area trauma center where he is listed in stable condition, Robertson said.

Investigators from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART) along with Bound Brook Police detectives are investigating.

Anyone with information relating to this hit and run to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s
Office at 908-231-7100 or the Bound Brook Police Department at 732-356-0800 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

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