New Jersey Man Indicted in Fatal Hillsborough Car Crash

A New Jersey man was indicted last week in the death of a Hillsborough woman in a fatal car crash earlier this year.

Sahil Kulgod, 21, of Plainsboro, was indicted on Thursday, April 30, on a charge of second-degree vehicular homicide after a Hillsborough woman was killed in a fatal car accident in January, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

On Sunday, Jan. 4, Hillsborough Police responded to a report of a two-car collision on Millstone River Road. An investigation determined that Kulgod, who was driving a 2015 Ford Focus, crossed-over the double-yellow lines and struck a 1991 BMW 525i, driven by Nancy Louie, 50, of Hillsborough. Louie, who was wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office said.

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A passenger in the BMW, identified as Melissa Louie, 20, sustained minor injuries. Kulgod was uninjured in the crash, authorities said.

Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano said that “excessive speed was the proximate cause of the collision.” In addition to the indictment from Somerset County, Kulgod is facing charges of reckless driving and failure to maintain his lane of travel in Hillsborough Township Municipal Court. Soriano said there was no evidence of alcohol or drug use, or distracted driving in the collision.

If convicted of vehicular homicide, Kulgod could be sentenced to between five and 10 years in New Jersey state prison. He would be required to serve 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole.

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