BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — An adult and a 14-year-old are hospitalized after they were walking on the sidewalk and hit by a car on Sunday.
At around 4:06 p.m. on March 10, Berkeley Heights Police Officers were called to the 400 block of Park Avenue for a vehicle that hit an adult and a 14-year-old child walking on the sidewalk, said police.
Officers quickly determined the child was seriously injured, and the N.J. State Police Medevac helicopter tried to land at Columbia Middle School but was unable to do so due to inclement weather.
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The child was taken to Morristown Medical Center via ambulance, where they remain in critical but stable condition. The adult was also taken to Morristown Medical Center with minor injuries.
Police are investigating what led the vehicle off the roadway. The driver remained on the scene, and the Berkeley Heights Police Department impounded the vehicle pending a mechanical inspection.
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More information will be released once the investigation is completed, said Captain William Ives.
If anyone has any information about this incident, contact Det/Sgt Brian Nigro at 908-464-1111 or [email protected].
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