Parts of Car Recovered from Hit-and-Run in South Brunswick

Monmouth Junction, NJ - South Brunswick police announced Thursday that they recovered parts of the car that struck a man riding his bicycle on Ridge Road Feb. 1, including a passenger side mirror.

Police are looking for the driver who hit the man, sending him sprawling onto the asphalt and causing a head injury, and then fled the scene.

There were several witnesses to the crash. Police also recovered video from the area, they said. The man, 64, has written a public letter pleading for the driver to come forward and identify himself/herself.

The vehicle is described as a silver/grey four-door sedan. The incident happened Monday February 1 at 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Ridge and Perrine roads. After the crash, the vehicle continued down Ridge Road to Rt. 1 without stopping. The bicycle and the vehicle were both traveling west on Ridge Road away from South Brunswick High School towards Rt. 1 at the time of the crash.

The victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. He was treated for a head injury and later released.

Police are asking anyone who may have traveled on Ridge Road on Monday February 1st, between 11:20 a.m. and 11:35 a.m., and may have seen the vehicle to call police. Sergeant Gary Holsten of the South Brunswick Traffic Safety Bureau described the crash as a “side swipe.”

“We want the driver to come forward and explain what happened,” said Sgt. Holsten.

Anyone who has information is asked to call South Brunswick Police Traffic Safety Bureau at (732) 329-4646.