Boy, 13, Fatally Struck While Riding Bicycle On Mercer County Street : Police

HIGHTSTOWN, NJ - A New Jersey middle school student died Friday night after he was struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle, authorities said.

The student, identified as a 13-year-old resident of Hightstown and a student at Melvin H. Kreps Middle School, was found unconscious with “severe trauma to the body and head” around 9 p.m. at the intersection of West Ward Street and Mercer Street in the borough, Hightstown police said.

While paramedics were still en route, the boy went into cardiac arrest and officers began CPR on him, authorities said.

First responders arrived at the scene and transported the victim to the Capital Health Trauma Center Helene Fuld campus in Trenton and continued the lifesaving efforts. Despite the efforts, the child succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead by hospital staff at 10:20 p.m. Authorities have not yet released his name.

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The boy was an 8th grader, Superintendent Mark Daniels said in a note to the East Windsor Regional School District community.

"This is deeply heartbreaking news and our thoughts and prayers go out to this student’s family and friends," Daniels said. "They have unexpectedly and prematurely lost someone they love and they will need our continued support during the days and weeks ahead."

An investigation conducted by the Hightstown Police Department and Mercer County Prosecutor’s Officer-Serious Collision Response Team revealed that the boy was struck while crossing the roadway as the driver, Kathryn Wagner, of East Windsor, made a left turn from Mercer Street onto West Ward Street.

Wagner remained on scene and was cooperative with the investigation, police said. She was later issued a traffic summons for careless driving.

Any witnesses to this incident are encouraged to contact Sgt. Miller or Detective Mecca at the Hightstown Police Department.