East Brunswick Man Hits Pedestrian On Ryders Lane

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — A pedestrian was struck at 7:11 a.m. Monday morning trying to cross the extremely busy Ryders Lane, East Brunswick police announced. The pedestrian had to be taken to Robert Wood Johnson for a hip injury and the East Brunswick man who hit him was ticketed, police said.

East Brunswick police responded to a call of a pedestrian struck at the intersection of Dunhams Corner Road and Ryders Lane this past Monday morning. The accident investigation revealed that a 2016 Mercedes Benz, driven by Gui Song of East Brunswick, was traveling eastbound on Dunhams Corner Road, attempting to turn northbound onto Ryders Lane.

At that same time, a pedestrian was crossing Ryders Lane in the crosswalk at the intersection with Dunhams Corner Road. Song failed to observe the pedestrian in advance and as a result struck the person, police said.

The pedestrian was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for a hip injury. Song was issued summonses for careless driving and failure to yield to a pedestrian within a marked crosswalk.

The roadway was closed for approximately an hour during the investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is asked to contact the East Brunswick Police Department’s Special Operations Division at 732-390-6969.

Along Dunhams Corner Road approaching Ryders Lane in East Brunswick. By Mr. Matté/ Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/...