Girl, 9, Critically Injured After Hit-And-Run: Top 5 NJ Stories

Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from New Jersey:

1. Police have arrested a driver accused of fleeing the scene after he hit a 9-year-old girl with his car on Tuesday morning. The child is reportedly in critical, but stable condition at University Hospital in Newark. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A South Jersey teen faces attempted murder charges after he stabbed an officer while resisting arrest last month, prosecutors said. (Read more on Patch.)

3. After a fiery car crash, a police officer and a passerby helped pull the driver away from the burning vehicle. The man reportedly rear-ended another vehicle, then collided with a tree before his car caught flame early Thursday morning. Watch the body-camera footage here: (Read more on Patch.)

4. Authorities plan to charge the 14-year-old accused of killing a Newark police officer during a shootout as an adult, New Jersey's interim U.S. attorney said. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A seal pup that was found wrapped in fishing line and had a respiratory infection is now safely recovering at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center's hospital. The young grey seal was discovered on North Beach in Long Beach Island on March 26. (Read more on Patch.)