Princeton Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Teen Driver

PRINCETON, NJ – A 74-year-old man was seriously injured after he was struck by a 17-year-old driver on Tuesday afternoon, Princeton police said.

Around 3:44 p.m. on Tuesday, police received a 9-1-l call reporting a crash involving a pedestrian on Wiggins St. near Sylvia Beach Way.

When officers arrived on the scene they found 74-year-old Hin Chin who was seriously injured. EMS and paramedics determined that Chin required immediate transport via helicopter to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, police said.

Authorities created a landing zone at Princeton High School and Chin was transported via helicopter to the hospital, where he currently remains hospitalized with serious injuries.

According to preliminary investigation, a 17-year-old driver, operating a 2012 gray Honda Odyssey, was traveling westbound on Wiggins Street, while Chin was walking eastbound on the southern sidewalk of Wiggins Street. The diver made a left tum onto Sylvia Beach Way, and the vehicle struck Chin causing him to suffer a head injury, police said.

The Princeton Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bureau and the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office are investigating the crash.

Anyone who witnessed the crash is urged to contact Patrol Officer Jonathan Myzie at 609-921- 2100, ext. 1875.

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