Crime & Safety

Girl, 5, Injured In New Brunswick Crash

This happened Sunday night at the intersection of Rt. 18 and Paulus Boulevard.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A serious crash that put a 5-year-old girl in critical condition occurred Sunday night, June 29, in the city of New Brunswick.

At approximately 10:15 p.m. New Brunswick Police responded to the intersection of Rt. 18 and Paulus Boulevard for a report of a serious crash.

Upon arrival, authorities located a Hyundai Santa Fe, occupied by the driver and three occupants, that struck a Chevy Equinox that was occupied by a driver and four additional occupants.

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One of the occupants of the Hyundai and all of the passengers of the Chevy, including a 5-year-old girl, were transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for treatment. The 5-year-old girl remains in critical condition.

Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Officer Mark Smith of the New Brunswick Police Department at 732-745-5005 or Detective James Barnes of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3437.

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