New Brunswick man charged with DWI, assault in hit-and-run with pedestrian
NEW BRUNSWICK - A 31-year-old city man has been arrested in connection with an early Monday hit-and-run crash in which a 25-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured.
Abel Bustos-Medel was arrested and charged with assault by auto and leaving the scene of a serious bodily injury accident, both third-degree crimes, and driving under the influence, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced.
Around 1:24 a.m. Monday, New Brunswick police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in in the area of 100 Jersey Ave.
When officers arrived they found a 25-year-old man with serious injuries. The man was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where he was listed Monday afternoon in critical condition, according to the prosecutor's office.
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An investigation by New Brunswick Police Officer Mark Smith and Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Sgt. Jonathan Berman discovered that a sedan driven by Bustos-Medel struck the victim on Jersey Avenue and then fled the scene.
The vehicle was later spotted on Livingston Avenue with damage consistent with a pedestrian crash and Bustos-Medel was arrested without incident, according to the prosecutor's office.
Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the crash area is asked to contact New Brunswick OfficerMark Smith at 732-745-5005 or Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office Sgt. Jonathan Berman at 732-745-4328.
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