PRINCETON, NJ — A Princeton University undergraduate has filed a lawsuit against the university and one of its employees, alleging he was struck by a vehicle while cycling on campus and pinned underneath it for more than 25 minutes.
According to the complaint filed June 2 in Mercer County Superior Court, Aiden M. Shah, a member of Princeton's Class of 2029, was riding his bicycle on Elm Drive near Morrison Hall and Richardson Auditorium on the night of April 7 when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Antonio F. Frink, who the lawsuit says failed to stop at a stop sign. The complaint alleges Frink has admitted to running the stop sign.
Shah, 18 at the time, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a statement Princeton spokesperson Jennifer Morrill gave to the Princeton Alumni Weekly days after the incident. The university confirmed the driver was a university employee and was issued a motor vehicle citation, per that statement.
Shah claims in his complaint that he sustained a broken right arm, broken ribs, a head injury and a tendon rupture in his dominant right hand, "as well as various other injuries," as a result of the crash.
The three-count complaint names Antonio F. Frink, Maxine Frink and Princeton University as defendants. It alleges Maxine Frink owned the vehicle Antonio Frink was driving at the time, and that Antonio Frink was acting as a Princeton University employee in the course of the incident.
The Princeton Alumni Weekly reported that Antonio Frink Sr. has worked for the university's facilities department in building services since October 2025 and remained listed in the university directory as of late June.
The suit's most serious allegations are directed at the university. According to the complaint, Antonio Frink had an "extensive motor vehicle violation past history" at the time of the crash that Princeton should have been aware of, and the university should not have hired him given his record.
The lawsuit alleges Princeton acted negligently in hiring Frink and is vicariously responsible for his actions.
The complaint does not specify a dollar amount sought. Instead, Shah is asking the court for compensatory damages, interest, attorneys' fees and costs of suit against the defendants, jointly and severally. The plaintiff has demanded a trial by jury of 12 jurors.
Princeton University has not yet filed a response to the complaint.
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